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These fires could have been prevented; Newsom releases state budget proposal; Tumlin on robotaxis; More

8:52 AM PST on January 13, 2025

Found fifteen miles from the fire. Photo by Alyssa Walker, Torched.

  • Report from a burning city (Torched)
  • There are things people can do to prevent these fires… but no one is doing them (LA Times)
  • How the fires might affect Santa Monica (Santa Monica Next)
  • Newsom releases state budget proposal (CalMatters)
  • California's transportation budget must prioritize green transportation (CalBike)
  • Congestion pricing haters should get a grip (NY Magazine)
    • NYC bus drivers are appreciating the results of congestion pricing (Streetsblog NYC)
  • BART to upgrade its train control system and adjust service to coordinate better with other transit agencies, starting today (Mass Transit)
  • Pasadena unveils five-year transit service enhancement plan (Pasadena Now)
  • Outgoing SFMTA head Jeffrey Tumlin discusses the effect of robotaxis on San Francisco (Bloomberg)
  • The blueprint for better bike lanes from NACTO (Bloomberg)
  • Consortium proposes a freight rail tunnel from the Oakland airport to Tracy (Contra Costa Herald)
  • Specialized Bikes offers an update kit to its e-bike owners in response to new CA law clarifying e-bike definitions (Electrek)
  • More on Border Patrol harassing and arresting workers in Bakersfield (LA Times)
    • Fresno leaders complain that official reports from the Border Patrol differ from what they're hearing from constituents (Fresnoland)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry
@StreetsblogCal

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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