Tuesday’s Headlines

Newsom vetoes bill to require a human operator in driverless truck testing on public roads; Santa Crux goes all-on for hydrogen; Why CA is taking Big Oil to court; More

By Melanie Curry

8:30 AM PDT on September 26, 2023

Newsom vetoes bill that would ban testing driverless trucks without a human operator (Spectrum, Wired, LA Times, Reuters)
Santa Cruz Metro commits to hydrogen buses with purchase of 57 buses (Santa Cruz Sentinel, SF Gate)
"Transit Heritage" in San Francisco celebrates with rides on old trolleys (SF Chronicle)
Bay Area youth-led "Not One More Girl" anti-harassment campaign grows (Transit Center)
SANDAG votes to exclude a "mileage fee" from future regional plans (but don't say how to replace the funding) (PB Monthly)
USDOT announces federal grants for California rail projects (Senator Padilla)
- Some of it for high-speed rail program (SF Chronicle)
Business weighs in: How to shift to a carbon-free freight sector (Daily Bulletin)
Why CA is taking Big Oil to court, and why it matters (DeSmog)
Study: Carbon offsets are hurting, not helping climate fight (Mercury News)
SF NIMBYs are about to lose all their power to stop housing (SF Chronicle)

Find more California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF

Melanie Curry

@StreetsblogCal

Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

Streetsblog California

The Week in Short Video

Rain gardens, bikes on trains, Uber on the ballot, Changes at CA High-Speed Rail, and reactions to ICE.

Damien Newton and Joe Linton

January 9, 2026

Streetsblog Los Angeles Podcast

SGV Connect 145: Phoenix Tso of L.A. Public Press and the Altadena Fires

Struggles are plenty: insurance claims, fire remediation, lost income, lost neighbors and customers, and real estate development.

January 9, 2026

Governor Newsom

Excerpts on Transportation and Livability from Governor Newsom’s State of the State

Here are the highlights

Damien Newton

January 9, 2026

Today's Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

State of the state, ICE, and over a dozen headlines from up and down the state.

Damien Newton

January 9, 2026

Streetsblog USA Special Features

Confirmed: Non-Driving Infrastructure Creates ‘Induced Demand,’ Too

Widening a highway to cure congestion is like losing weight by buying bigger pants — but thanks to the same principle of "induced demand," adding bike paths and train lines to cure climate actually works.

January 8, 2026

Streetsblog San Francisco San Francisco Neighborhoods

Supervisor Wong Writes Legislation to Kill Sunset Dunes

District 4's new supervisor finally met with Sunset Dunes advocates the night before formally presenting legislation to put a new referendum on the ballot to destroy the park.

January 8, 2026

See all posts