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Bike advocates hoped a plan to limit access to the Richmond bridge would die. It didn’t Cyclists say reducing bridge path access will hurt commuters without cars while business leaders say the path impede traffic.

Officials plan to vote this week on limiting bike-ped lane access to improve traffic flow. Bicycle commuters say it has been a vital asset.

"Richmond-San Rafael Bridge FINAL VOTE"

This Thurs Aug 7 is the FINAL vote on whether the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail will be closed to bike/walk traffic every Mon-Thurs for 3 years, for conversion to a breakdown shoulder.

Details on how to weigh in w public comments via this campaign update:
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More cities need BikeLinks! So easy, so affordable. Just need some at the Oakland Airport…

So many people enjoying the car-free roads today!

In one fell swoop, they destroyed access to health care, shut down hospitals, upended clean energy, massively expanded their secret police force & took food away from kids.

All to cut taxes for the rich & corporations.

It’s one of the biggest betrayals of Americans in the history of our country.

Thank you for your leadership and voice on this tragic bill

Melissa and Mark Hortman's caskets, and Gilbert's urn in the MN capitol rotunda. Trees dedicated to them surround their caskets. Service members stand guard.

The Minnesota State Capitol Mall with a line of people waiting to pay respect to the Hortmans.

People paying respects and hugging in front of the memorial for the Hortmans outside of the House chamber. Tables are full of flowers and remembrances.

Thousands gathered today to pay their respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman, and their Golden Retriever Gilbert. They all lived their lives in service to others and will be profoundly missed.

U.S. EPA operating budget, 2016-2025, and proposed 2026 budget, showing 54% year-to-year decrease between 2025 and 2026.

Trump EPA budget proposal would cut funding by 54%. If adopted, you'll be much more likely to be breathing, eating, and drinking toxic chemicals. What fun. theconversation.com/what-trumps-...

TL;DR The clean vehicles and clean energy incentives are on the chopping block because Trump wants to line the pockets of billionaires & fossil fuel executives with massive tax cuts.
📞 Urge your Senator to vote NO on this ugly, awful bill. Call today!
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The future of I-980 enters a new phase — input invited tonight A West Oakland meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight will offer a chance for feedback on competing visions, including potential demolition of the highway.

A West Oakland meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight will offer a chance for feedback on competing visions, including potential demolition of the highway.

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info.

The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵

Oakland turning up.

This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

California launched the Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative, a pilot project to deploy mobile air monitoring equipment to 64 communities throughout the state, with a particular focus on communities that have long faced environmental disparities.

California launched the Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative, a pilot project to deploy mobile air monitoring equipment to 64 communities throughout the state, with a particular focus on communities that have long faced environmental disparities.

While the federal government threatens to take us back to smoggy skies & clogged lungs, we're deploying first-of-its-kind @aclima-earth.bsky.social vehicles to deliver critical air quality data to communities across the state.

We're creating local solutions to improve air quality & public health.

Today marks five years since George Floyd's death.

Floyd's unjust killing sparked a global uprising that led to police reform agreements and needed conversations about unconstitutional policing and civil rights violations.

We cannot forgot Floyd's life and must continue the push towards justice.

Where We Go from Here on States’ Zero-Emissions Cars and Trucks Progress Republican Senators won a temporary delay in our shift to zero-emissions using an unlawful maneuver, but states should be emboldened to quickly shape new tools to clean their air

Today, Republican Senators won a temporary delay in the shift to zero-emissions — but it's just that: temporary.

@lasmogguy.bsky.social outlines what comes next. State leaders and elected officials should leap forward with new laws and standards for cars and trucks.

Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York Fewer cars. Faster travel. Less honking. And some questions we still can’t answer.

Sing it from the rooftops: congestion pricing in NYC is an unambiguous triumph. It is succeeding beyond its backers wildest aspirations & none of the second-order effects people worried about have come to pass.

It's a pure win. Celebrate it! Talk about it! For once, let's own the f'ing narrative.

Trump Administration's unlawful actions would cost California more than $300 million eliminate thousands of good-paying jobs harm a critical and emerging tech industry

President Trump is illegally stripping away billions of dollars of congressionally approved funding to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

We’re suing.

We won’t let the President line the pockets of his Big Oil friends at California’s expense. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

Security guard on bike killed by a hit-and-run driver in East Oakland

We are saddened to learn that another person has been killed crossing International Boulevard. Jerome Jernigan LaDay was biking home from work Friday night. The driver did not stop.

Dramatic Air Quality Improvements after the Complete Electrification of a Commuter Rail System To limit the impact of climate change, there is an urgent requirement for infrastructure decarbonization and a transition to lower-emission energy systems. This is expected to result in local air qual...

Most rail services in the US still use polluting diesel locomotives. Recently, our commuter rail system in San Francisco, @caltrain.com, was electrified.

Good news: we found DRAMATIC air quality improvements once the electric trains replaced the diesels.

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‘Never-Before-Seen’ Documents Reveal EPA Canceled 63 Grants Across California | KQED A group of Democratic senators is pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reverse what they call the illegal termination of 400 congressionally authorized grants.

‘Never-Before-Seen’ Documents Reveal EPA Canceled 63 Grants Across CA

“We call on you to follow the law." They want info on the agency’s decision-making process terminating grants & closing environmental justice offices.

@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social

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A proposed 4 days/week closure of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail is going to a final vote March 20 (BikeEastBay.org/RSR for details & sign the petition!)

The opposition's biggest talking point is that the trail is causing car congestion, leading to more pollution in Richmond. It's such a lie.

Thank you for your work Robert! The East Bay is safer, more accessible, and *way* better for it!

Sociology world mourns after hit-and-run driver on Grand Avenue kills legendary labor scholar Michael Burawoy was struck while walking inside the crosswalk near Children’s Fairyland.

One of the most influential sociologists in the world, Prof. Michael Burawoy, died this past Monday when a driver hit him at a crosswalk on Grand Avenue in Oakland near Children's Fairyland. New story:

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Not yet comprehensive, but getting this starter pack going to connect CA transit advocates. Message me with suggestions! go.bsky.app/TgbzW1e