Monday’s Headlines

Local wins and federal challenges for transit; San Diego still looking for transit to airport; Too much solar power? More

By Melanie Curry

8:13 AM PST on November 25, 2024

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Humboldt County voters deliver major wins for transit (Times Standard)
Bike, bus, and pedestrian improvements are winning votes in Los Angeles (Next City)
Transit's local successes and federal challenges (GovTech)
San Diego still looking for funding, exploring transit alternatives to airport (San Diego Union Tribune)
LA looking at alternatives for heavy rail in the San Fernando Valley (LA Business Journal)
Pasadena City Council to hold workshop on future of abandoned freeway right of way (Pasadena Star News)
Environmentalist walking from Canada to Mexico makes a stop to visit in Sebastopol (Sebastopol Times)
Disabled people who rely on ride-hail still face discrimination (AP News)
Housing champion Wicks takes on the energy transition (Politico)
CA governor Newsom promises rebates for EV purchases if Trump kills tax credit (LA Times, SF Chronicle)
US attorney charges Phillips 66 for illegal dumping in Carson (LA Times)
Too much solar power? Is that a joke? (LA Times)

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Melanie Curry

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Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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