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California to phase out all new gas cars by 2035; Plus unprecedented red algal bloom in the SF Bay

A bloom of Heterosigma akashiwo in northern Puget Sound. | Image by V. Trainer, NOAA.

0:08 – The California Air Resources Board is expected to decide today on a new zero emissions vehicle mandate. Nadia Lopez (@n_llopez), a reporter for CalMatters who covers environmental policy issues joins us to unpack the implications.

0:33 – Tomorrow morning, a San Francisco federal judge will evaluate the temporary restraining order that stopped Caltrans from clearing the Wood Street encampment in West Oakland. KPFA’s Ellie Prickett-Morgan has more.

Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing, the residents of Wood Street encampment have drafted an open letter listing additional demands for services and proposed long-term solutions.

0:42 – Baykeeper’s staff hydrologist, Ian Wren (@Ian__Wren) discusses the red algal bloom in the San Francisco Bay.