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Supreme Court refuses school’s transgender bathroom case
June 28, 2021 17:18The Supreme Court on Monday took another step toward ending discrimination against transgender students by...
Supreme Court punts on St. Louis police use-of-force case
June 28, 2021 16:15The Supreme Court on Monday told judges to take a second look at the case...
Pope Francis meets Secretary of State Blinken at Vatican
June 28, 2021 15:14The pope and the American secretary of State exchanged gifts and wisdoms Monday, but whether...
Black-owned business startups surge post-pandemic
June 28, 2021 10:50As a child growing up in the rugged Rust Belt city of Rockford, Ill., Michelle...
His son killed, he still says cops aren’t the answer to crime
June 27, 2021 13:56If anyone has a legitimate reason to want the city — indeed, the country —...
Biden’s secretary of State to meet Pope Francis at Vatican
June 27, 2021 12:54When he meets with Pope Francis on Monday, the United States’ top diplomat will try...
Can Democrats win on crime issues? Biden thinks so.
June 27, 2021 11:53After years of declining crime rates, the United States is suddenly contending with an upsurge...
Newsom, lawmakers reach agreement on $262.6-billion budget
June 26, 2021 04:33Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders of the California Legislature reached an agreement Friday on...
As Feds Debate Transportation Pay-Fors, Don’t Forget What We’re Buying – Streetsblog USA
June 25, 2021 22:58As Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill...
L.A.’s Transit Oriented Communities Program Likely to Benefit from A.B. 1401 – Streetsblog California
June 25, 2021 21:53A.B. 1401, Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s bill to end the outdated practice of off-street parking requirements...
Justice Department to sue Georgia over voting law
June 25, 2021 17:47Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland announced Friday the Justice Department will file a lawsuit challenging a...
Supreme Court limits class-action lawsuits
June 25, 2021 16:44The Supreme Court on Friday put new limits on who can sue a credit reporting...
Op-Ed: The Democratic senator from West Virginia mows his own way
June 25, 2021 13:29Billionaires, socialists, workers and more all want Joe Manchin to be their deciding vote.
Biden to host Afghan leaders Friday as U.S. troop exit nears
June 25, 2021 12:24President Biden will seek to reassure Afghanistan’s leaders at the White House on Friday of...
Harris heads to Texas border amid partisan heat on migration
June 25, 2021 11:22Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to El Paso to visit the American side of...
Mike Pence ‘proud’ to follow Constitution, certify Biden’s win
June 25, 2021 03:51Former Vice President Mike Pence laid out his vision for the future of the Republican...
A Compass for Sustainability – Streetsblog USA
June 25, 2021 01:38This week we’re joined by Mark Perepelitza, director of sustainability at SERA Architects. Perepelitza chats...
Poll Confirms Bridge Path Made Dangerously Windy by New Fence – Streetsblog San Francisco
June 25, 2021 00:36The Marin County Bicycle Coalition is hearing complaints from cyclists who commute on the Golden...
Biden pushes to vaccinate young people against COVID-19
June 24, 2021 23:40Walgreens gift cards. Concert ticket giveaways. Advertising on video game livestreams. TikTok videos. The incentives...
How Can Metro’s Board and New CEO Wiggins Rein in Rogue Departments? – Streetsblog Los Angeles
June 24, 2021 23:33Tomorrow will be Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins’ first full Metro board of directors meeting. Wiggins...
California Agencies Award $20 Million for “Clean Mobility” Projects – Streetsblog California
June 24, 2021 22:32Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in...
Column: Elderly Democrats say Feinstein, Breyer must retire
June 24, 2021 20:35They sat in a large circle, 11 die-hard Democrats, weighing the fate of California Sen....
Teamsters union votes overwhelmingly to organize Amazon workers
June 24, 2021 19:35Delegates to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters convention voted overwhelmingly for a nationwide push to...
A push to change military sexual assault prosecution gains traction
June 24, 2021 18:31Amy Marsh had never seen so much alcohol consumed at a work affair when she...
Democrats to deploy rarely-used law to repeal Trump-era rules
June 24, 2021 17:29Two business-related regulations introduced by President Trump during his last months in office will be...
Active Transportation Big in ‘INVEST’ Earmarks – Streetsblog USA
June 15, 2021 00:32An unprecedented number of infrastructure projects “earmarked” in the House infrastructure bill would serve pedestrians,...
California offers $100 million to aid legal cannabis industry
June 15, 2021 00:21The California Legislature on Monday approved a $100-million plan to bolster California’s legal marijuana industry,...
East L.A. Median Stormwater Capture Project, Multiuse Path – Streetsblog Los Angeles
June 14, 2021 23:30Los Angeles County Public Works staff recently gave Streetsblog L.A. a tour of its East...
Biden team embraces new Israeli government after Netanyahu
June 14, 2021 23:19The Biden administration wasted no time in embracing the new government of Israel. The politics...
Supreme Court clarifies sentence-reduction law in crack cases
June 14, 2021 18:01The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress’ repeal of the harsh mandatory-minimum prison terms for...
Skelton: California’s assault weapon ban is in legal peril
June 14, 2021 13:52Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks the federal judge who tossed out California’s assault weapons ban is...
Biden meets with Russian President Putin: What to expect
June 14, 2021 12:50President Biden agrees with Russian President Vladimir Putin on at least one thing: Relations between...
Biden reassuring NATO members after Trump mocked alliance
June 14, 2021 09:40It took most of his term for former President Trump to grudgingly acknowledge the most...
G-7 nations condemn forced labor in rebuke of China
June 13, 2021 13:48President Biden finished three days of meetings with Group of 7 leaders here Sunday lauding...
Column: What Congress can do about doomed voting rights bill
June 13, 2021 11:45The Democrats’ sprawling voting rights bill, known on Capitol Hill as HR 1, is dead....
Biden visits Queen Elizabeth before NATO and Putin meetings
June 13, 2021 09:39President Biden will become the 13th U.S. head of state to be received by Britain’s...
Biden presses G-7 allies for bolder front against China
June 12, 2021 07:11President Biden and his Group of 7 allies will shift their focus Saturday to an...
Feds Restore Trump-Blocked Bullet Train Funds – Streetsblog California
June 11, 2021 23:04The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will restore almost $1 billion towards California’s High-Speed Rail project....
Justice Dept. to investigate secret subpoena for records of Schiff
June 11, 2021 22:39The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Friday it was launching an investigation into federal prosecutors’...
Putting City Character and Authenticity in Context – Streetsblog USA
June 11, 2021 22:00This week we’re joined once again by author Chuck Wolfe to talk about his book...
Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland vows to fight new GOP-led state voting laws
June 11, 2021 21:34Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland on Friday vowed that the Justice Department would fight voting restrictions...
Advocates Overjoyed with New and Improved INVEST Act – Streetsblog USA
June 11, 2021 20:58A once-divisive baseline infrastructure bill is quickly transforming into the game-changing legislation America needs to...
G-7 leaders open with the focus on pandemic, climate change
June 11, 2021 20:29President Biden joined the leaders of other leading democracies on the white sands of Carbis...
Slow Streets & Redefining “Busy” – Streetsblog San Francisco
June 11, 2021 19:56I heard a San Francisco fire commissioner say at a public hearing last month that “not...
New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations are Withdrawn! Cal/OSHA Huddles Over More Revisions.
June 11, 2021 19:49New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 prevention regulations — set to go into effect no later than June...
Biden first VP foreign trip a breeze, Harris’ to the lion’s den
June 11, 2021 19:25When Joe Biden was vice president, his first trip abroad was a cakewalk. That is,...
Local Caltrans Director Tavares Disputes Metro Highway Chief Ansari Account of 710 Pause – Streetsblog Los Angeles
June 11, 2021 18:54Last night, speaking at a happy hour event hosted by Streets for All, Caltrans District...
Stars come out on Twitter to push the For the People Act
June 11, 2021 00:16The For the People Act, a bill that proponents say will combat voter suppression and...
Capitol riot: OC man indicted on conspiracy charges
June 10, 2021 23:12Two Orange County extremists — a former police chief and his partner in organizing Stop...
Complete Streets Lead to Better Crash Coverage – Streetsblog USA
June 10, 2021 21:28Complete streets policies don’t just reduce car crashes — they may even improve how those...