Wednesday’s Headlines

• Federal funding awarded for zero-emission buses in California (Senator Padilla, California Globe)
  • Some for coastal cities (KCLU)
  • and some for East Bay transit agencies (KALW)
• Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus approves a 5-year service plan (Santa Monica Daily Press)
  • UCLA students aren't happy with some of its route changes (Santa Monica Next)
• Report: How to build equity into VMT mitigation (Metro Magazine)
• Santa Monica launches local e-bike incentive program
• Despite heat, CA's energy grid remains stable, so far (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Affordable housing starts with better bus systems (El Pais)
• The elevator problem explains everything that's wrong with U.S. construction costs (NY Times)
• Cities are cracking down on short-term rentals (Bloomberg)
• Expect many more homeless "sweeps" (Darrell Owens)

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