Friday’s Headlines

We don't have a wildfire crisis; it's an everything crisis; Notes on Newsom's budget proposal; San Diego's transit faces deficit; More

By Melanie Curry

8:11 AM PST on January 17, 2025

A 1953 postcard of the Sepulveda Tunnel in the Sepulveda Pass between Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Photo from the collection of Mark Landis, via the Daily Bulletin

Note: Streetsblog California will take a break on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

We don’t have a wildfire crises. We have an everything crisis (CP&DR)
More on CARB pulling back request for waiver on clean trucks ahead of Trump administration (The Guardian)
Some notes on Newsom’s budget proposal (CalMatters)
- …and some climate takeaways (Legal Planet)
Webinar: How the LA fires are fueled by climate change (Covering Climate Now)
Bill would speed up light rail, bus lane conversions (Press Telegram)
San Diego transit faces deficit, mulls options – none good (San Diego Union Tribune)
Sebastopol is reimagining its downtown, with a CA Sustainable Transportation Planning grant (Sebastopol Times)
Santa Barbara’s Bike Month celebration, CycleMAYnia, offers mini-grants to help groups plan bike-related activities (Independent)
A fun bit of history: Southern California tunnels (Daily Bulletin)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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