Today’s Headlines

Caltrans Remains in 1950s, Keeps Pushing for Highway-Widening/Extensions (MarinIJ) LAPD Policy Change Has Curbed Pretextual Traffic Stops (LAT) Will Central Subway Meet Expectations? (SFChron) Central Subway ‘Soft Open’ on Saturday (CBSLocal, Patch) South Pasadena Plans To Use Federal Grant To Remove Safety Improvements (@JalbyMD Twitter) Biden Presses Big Oil to Drill More to Bring Down prices, … Continued

By Damien Newton

9:53 AM PST on November 14, 2022

Caltrans Remains in 1950s, Keeps Pushing for Highway-Widening/Extensions (MarinIJ)
LAPD Policy Change Has Curbed Pretextual Traffic Stops (LAT)
Will Central Subway Meet Expectations? (SFChron)
Central Subway ‘Soft Open’ on Saturday (CBSLocal, Patch)
South Pasadena Plans To Use Federal Grant To Remove Safety Improvements (@JalbyMD Twitter)
Biden Presses Big Oil to Drill More to Bring Down prices, but Also Tightens Methane Regs (NPR)
LA County Gas Prices Drop to Lowest Since 9/20 (LB Post)
Control of the US House of Representatives Could Hinge on 2 Central Valley Races (Fresno Bee)
Buttigieg Talks Bike Infrastructure, Complete Streets in a Q&A (Fast Company)
Musk’s Twitter Bans Placard Abuse Account Because of Privacy Concerns (SBUSA)

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Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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