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By Melanie Curry | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Climate crisis: Flash flood in Death Valley (Spectrum News) Fire (CNN) Fire killing fish in the river (AP) US Senate pass major climate, health, and tax reform bill (Grist, AP, NPR) What it means for the climate (ETF) Chevron refinery fire a decade ago created a new generation of activists (The Guardian) Public transit is […]

Alberto Rodriguez Sr. shows off some of his Dodgers memorabilia from the Fernando Valenzuela era. Credit: South El Monte Arts Posse, "East of East: Mapping Community Narrative," Courtesy of SEMAP

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“Vin Scully Taught My Dad English” – A Remembrance

By Chris Greenspon | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

That skill helped one iron worker get a promotion and provide for his family

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SF Roundup: Roundup: Caltrain Clearances, Divisadero Diverter

By Roger Rudick | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

...and BART access for the disabled

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The Problem With EV ‘Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems’ That No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Countless marginalized U.S. communities, though, are already being annoyed by car noise —and experts say that may not change even if every vehicle on the road were electrified overnight.

How to Get Bike Lanes in Your Town

By Melanie Curry | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments

"We can't afford it" means "I don't care about it." Either politicians don't see its potential value for themselves, or they don't feel the pain of its absence in the way that people outside of cars do.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments

It’s time for each one of us to declare a climate emergency and take action (The Guardian) TV weather forecasters have been targeted for telling the truth (The Guardian) Republican districts are getting the most in clean energy investments – especially CA Congressman Kevin McCarthy (Bloomberg) The real roadblock to climate action is red tape […]

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Op-Ed: It’s Time We Listen to Transit Operators

By Amy Thomson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

They're the backbone of any region's infrastructure. So let's act like it.

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Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.

Today’s Headlines

By Melanie Curry | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

Feds may require states to set transportation GHG emission reduction goals (Governing) U.S. transit systems are crumbling (Route Fifty) Hundreds of e-bikes abandoned in Richmond (Mercury News) As state shelter program shuts down, residents wonder what’s next (KQED) Lessons on congestion pricing from Singapore (Centre for Cities) In Richmond, a nonprofit retrofits abandoned homes into […]

Op-Ed: Why California Should Ban Parking Minimums

By Michael Manville | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

In most California cities, whenever developers construct a new building, local governments force them to provide a certain amount of parking as well. These rules – minimum parking requirements – are bad for the state, and they get in the way of meeting housing, transportation, and climate goals by making it harder and more expensive […]

Photo by Maggie Mayer, courtesy Tahoe Daily Tribune

We’re Over Halfway to Our Summer Fundraising Goal, Help Us Get to the Finish Line

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments

We are halfway through our Streetsblog summer fundraising drive, and we’re raised just over half our overall goal of $15,000. Since we wrote to you at the start of June, we’ve raised just under $8,000, leaving us with $7,000 left to go. Don’t hesitate, donate today! A lot has changed since that fundraising letter went […]