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Recently the CEO of the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched a task force to assess how the transit system in America’s second-largest city could become free for its riders. As LAist reported, Metro CEO Phillip Washington told Metro’s board of directors he hopes the system could go fare-free as soon as “the beginning of […]
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by Julia Pyper, Host/Producer of the Political Climate podcast The Golden State is in a dark place. Power outages recently took place amid a historic heatwave, followed by a spate of devastating wildfires. These crises come on top of persistently high COVID-19 case numbers and a budget crunch. But despite these challenges, California has the […]
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by Julia Pyper, Contributing Editor at Greentech Media, Host and Producer of Political Climate As the American automotive industry slowly gets back to business amid the coronavirus pandemic, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) says the industry must maintain its focus on electric vehicle innovation. “The fact of the matter is, the internal combustion engine is […]
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