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Good morning.
There’s a lot going on – a distraction from the fires, maybe?
Stay safe!

  • Stay awake, Southern California (LA Times)
  • Mutual aid: LA residents rise to the occasion (CalMatters)
  • Can CA afford carbon pricing? Better to ask: can California afford to NOT put a price on carbon? (Energy at Haas)
  • A deeper look at California’s state rail plan (Smart Cities Dive)
  • MTC is polling Bay Area residents about funding transit (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • Could San Francisco impose congestion pricing? (Mass Transit)
  • A pivotal moment for urban bicycling (ITDP)
  • To comply with new laws, Super-73 e-bikes will no longer be able to go over 20 mph. Officially, that is. (Electrek)
  • Santa Maria transit adds service in response to growing ridership (Santa Maria Times)
  • Monterey-Salinas SURF! bus rapid transit line gets a $22M boost from Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  • New SMART station opens in Petaluma (Marin Independent Journal)
  • San Francisco traffic is getting worse (San Francisco Chronicle)
  • San Francisco, San Jose win $27 million in EV grants (The Bay Link)
  • Pete Buttigieg has a few things to say on his way out (The Verge)
  • Study: How households can cut energy costs (MIT News)
  • In U.S., wind and solar overtake coal (Yale Environmental)
  • Senator Josh Becker to chair Energy Committee (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • Supreme Court denies oil industry appeal to block climate lawsuits filed by CA and other states (LA Times)
  • CA legislators plan to set aside money to defend climate policies, immigrants against Trump (Politico)
  • Geographically based price discrimination for hotel bookings is sophisticated and real (SF Gate)
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    April 10, 2026
    Curb-protected bike lanes, major transit stops, and a spotted rare protected intersection!
  • Final Deadline Today (Friday): Get Your Tickets to the California Bike Summit
    by Damien Newton
    April 10, 2026
    In addition to all of the other goodies, you’ll get a chance to say “hi” to Mealnie who is handling Streetsblog’s coverage of the summit.
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    April 10, 2026
    More Headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF
  • Sunset Dunes One Year Out: They Built it and People Came
    by The Editorial Team
    April 9, 2026

    Despite all the car-brained attempts to destroy it, Sunset Dunes park is a definitive success

    The post Sunset Dunes One Year Out: They Built it and People Came appeared first on Streetsblog San Francisco.

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