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Clear Victory for High-Speed Rail as State Budget is Approved
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Even opponents of the project have conceded
Commentary: Recent Tragedies Underscore How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone
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The press acts as if trains and grade crossings are the problem.
Four Things Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program
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A disappointingly small federal fund to repair the devastation inflicted by highway builders on predominantly Black, brown, and poor communities is now accepting applications. But more needs to be done.
Today’s Headlines
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Action to prevent climate change shouldn’t be controversial (IPCC) As feared, Supreme Court rules that EPA has no power to fight climate change (LA Times, NY Times, Endgadget) CA legislature passes controversial, sweeping energy bill for fear of shortages (LA Times) Updated: details on California budget bills (CalMatters) The only real long-term solution to high […]
No-Freeway-Expansion Bill Dies in Senate Committee
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Assemblymember Cristina Garcia’s (D-Bell Gardens) bill that would have prohibited California state agencies from investing time and money into freeway expansions in low-income communities that are hard-hit by pollution and displacement, A.B. 1778, died in the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday. The chair of the committee, Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), was out sick, and […]
Metro Announces LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Jumping to Metro in August
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L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) General Manager Seleta Reynolds will be leaving the agency sometime in August to join Metro as the Chief Innovation Officer and head of the Department of Strategic Innovation.