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Featured Posts:
South El Monte Launches Electric Car-Share Program
Use the SGV Carshare app to rent electric cars, starting at $40 a day
By Chris Greenspon

Other Headlines:
Caltrans Putting More 710 Freeway Homes Up For Sale (LAist)
Meet Bill Scott, Metro’s First Police Chief (LAist, LAT, Sentinel, KABC, KCAL)
GoSGV REAP Equity Membership Offers Ebike Rentals for As Little as $75 a year  or $6.26/month (Active SGV Socials)
Update on Wildfire Legislation in Sacramento (SGV Tribune)
Pasadena Reduces ADU Construction Fees (Pasadena Now)
Metro Budget Hearing Scheduled For May 15 (Pasadena Now)
CA Sues Fed Highways For Blocking EV Charging Grants (LAT, NBC4)
Report Predicts $8 CA Gas Prices in 2026 (KABC)
Spring Temperatures Soar (KNBC)


And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:

  • As the “Week Without Driving” Ends, Let’s Look at Some Stories of Car-Free San Diegans
    by The Editorial Team
    October 8, 2026
    Today marks the end of the national “Week Without Driving” but it’s never a bad day to try a car-free or car-lite lifestyle.
  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    October 8, 2026
    Measures, Coast, Cameras, CAHSR, E-Bikes…you know, the usual.
  • How Your City Can Pass Its Federal Transit Equity Test and Still Fail Riders
    by The Editorial Team
    October 7, 2026
    “A system that looks fair on paper only because it pushed everyone else into a car is not equitable.”
  • Q&A with Senator Scott Wiener
    by The Editorial Team
    October 7, 2026
    The state senator took a break from his congressional campaign to talk with Streetsblog about transit and the future of the country
  • Wednesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    October 7, 2026
    More on elections, e-bikes, transportation measures, Trump.
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