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Why do people think cars and their dangers are just "normal"? A chat with outgoing high-speed rail CEO Brian Kelly; Weekend transportation debacles; Big Oil wields big money power in Sacramento; More

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  • Why people think cars, and their dangers, are just normal (YouTube)
  • A chat with Brian Kelly, outgoing CEO of California's High-Speed Rail Authority (ENR)
  • Truck crashes, catches fire, blocks traffic for hours (and politicians blame the road builders) (LA Times, NY Times)
  • BART back and running after fire causes power outage, station closures, evacuations (East Bay Times, ABC)
  • LA Metro board to expand tap-out fare payment, okays $65 million for security tech, metal detectors (LAist, LA Public Press)
  • Work begins on Valley light rail (Daily News)
  • William is riding transit from Vancouver to Mexico: here are his notes on Coos Bay, Oregon to San Jose (Buzzer)
  • Climate change: Letting the cliffs crumble (Knee Deep Times)
  • California fracking ban goes into effect in October (Jefferson Public Radio)
  • Legislators look to extend cap-and-trade program before it sunsets (E&E News)
  • Campaign funds and charitable donations: Big Oil tries to wield power in Sacramento (LA Times)
  • Where are they supposed to go? Houseless people react to Newsom's order to clear encampments (ABC, CalMatters, National Alliance to End Homelessness)
  • Governor Newsom thinks Oakland's anti-high-speed-chase policy is making it harder to catch criminals. Experts say chases are ineffective, with the risk to bystanders extreme (Oaklandside)

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