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

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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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