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Happy fiscal new year! There's some new laws, and the Air Resources Board is punting all over the place.

By Damien Newton

9:49 AM PDT on July 1, 2026

Photo by David Iliff, via Wikipedia. Air quality in California is much better than it used to be, but is still very unhealthy.

Air Resources Board Delays Progress Update (ESG News)
Possibly Because There’s Bad News Even Before the Oil Industry Giveaway (Cap. Weekly)
Watch Me Talk About Biking in Santa Monica (Instagram)
It’s July 1st, There Are New Laws (SacBee, OC Register)
State Workers Return to Office for First Time in 6+ Years (SacBee)
AC Transit Fares Going Up (Berkeleyside)
AAA: Make Good Decisions…While Driving (SacBee)
S.F’s Entertainment Zones Flourishing (SFChron)
Long Beach To Celebrate World Cup Final With 4-Mile Beach Streets (LB Post)
More on Transit and World Cup (SFChron, DailyJournal)
Duffy: But What If We Made AV’s More Dangerous? (Jalopnik)
Federal Funds Still Flow to Major Projects (Construction Dive)
Democratic Socialists: We Get Things Done (The Guardian)

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