• “Heat dome” is making climate change-fueled heat wave worse (LA Times)
• Death Valley breaks world records (SF Chronicle)
• It’s cooler in S.F., but danger point is lower in a city without air conditioning (SF Public Press)
• Expect rolling blackouts this weekend (LA Times)
• L.A. freeways are a climate dead end (NRDC)
• BART celebrates 50th anniversary with 50% off fares during September (KRON)
• There’s a narrow window of opportunity to make sure electric trucks are safe (Slate)
• Prices of used EVs rising fast (Spectrum)
  • And there isn’t enough material to keep building new ones (The Verge)
• L.A.’s COVID eviction protections to end (LA Times)
• In S.F., thousands of housing units delayed for a study that never happened (SF Chronicle)
• Housing bills on parking rules, housing at commercial sites (Palo Alto Online)

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• Bill to end mandatory parking requirements near transit heads to Governor (The Center Square)
• Bill requiring signals to give pedestrians a head start passes Legislature (Santa Monica Daily Press)
• Last-minute bill to “save” Diablo Canyon nearly derailed by one phrase (Sacramento Bee)
• In praise of the community bike shop (Momentum Magazine)
• Against bollards on bike trails (Bike Sonoma)
• Why do some people hate bicycle riders? (Guardian)
• Do highways frustrate mobility? (Planetizen)
• Caltrain, PG&E celebrate milestone on electrification project (Mass Transit)
• Monterey transit agency invites public to offer input on design of Bus Rapid Transit paralleling Highway 1 (Mass Transit)
• Yolobus to increase service, offers free transit through October (Mass Transit)
• California Governor Newsom’s strategies developed over time (CalMatters)
• The story of building a skate park, despite rules (LA Times)
• Newsom celebrates clearing of homeless encampments (Sacramento Bee)
• ICYMI: Rich people give money to study climate change, but we need action (CP&DR)

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• It’s hot (AP)
• Summer nights are getting hotter (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Valley Fever is on the rise (The Guardian)
• Fish are dying (Oaklandside)
• Pakistan is under water (Yahoo)
• California legislators spending time on trivial stuff (LA Times)
• Current status of active transportation bills (CalBike)
• Legislators introduce a very last minute bill to keep Diablo Canyon open (San Diego Union Tribune)
• Palo Alto buses get signal priority (Intelligent Transport)

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