Wednesday’s Headlines
High Speed Rail, even privatized, means jobs! Vision Zero in Santa Barbara. Consolidated Transit in the Bay. Big bridges in Long Beach and more...
9:05 AM PST on January 17, 2024
- Brightline West L.A.-Vegas High-Speed Rail Expected To Hire 11,000 Workers (ABC7)
- Santa Barbara Approves Vision Zero Plan (KSBY)
- Consolidation or Coordination of S.F. Transit? (SFExaminer, DailyJournal)
- A Look Inside LB’s Massive Bridge Replacement Project (Longbeachize)
- Jeanie Ward-Waller Back at Calbike (Calbike)
- Op/Ed: Newsom’s Budget Disaster for Climate (OC Register)
- Uber Shutting Down Booze Delivery Service Drizly. (Axios)
- Encintas Approves $1.1 Million in Road Safety Improvements (Coast News)
- COVID Spiking in California in 2024 (SacBee)
- Not Even Golf Courses Safe from Rogue Drivers (Fresno Bee)
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