Today’s Headlines – Streetsblog California

• Conserve energy, or else: Heat and drought are straining power systems (AP)
• SoCal legislators want high-speed rail money for local transit (SF Chronicle)
• Four ways transit can lure commuters back (Bloomberg)
• Clearlake is flush with money for infrastructure (Lake County News)
• EVs won’t save us (Marker)
• Trucking trade associations say AB5 – new rules on independent contractors – changes long-standing industry practice (Transport Topics)
• Cargo bikes are popular in Lisbon (European Cyclists’ Federation)
• Ode to a small bridge in Santa Barbara (Edhat)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF