- DMV Dumps Mandatory Written Test for Drivers Over 70 (LAT)
- Gov. Vetoes Bill to Expand Voter Reg. at DMV (SacBee)
- But Signs Bill to Speed Up Wind Farm off Coast of LB (LB Post)
- Running the World’s Shortest Freeway Outside Oakland (Sam Robinson/Substack)
- San Diego Has a Plan to Fill Potholes, Even if Nobody Reports It (Union-Trib)
- LA Metro Bus Hijacker Charged with Murder (KTLA)
- Building More Freeways for Future Traffic Is Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Planetizen)
- Triple Degree Temperatures Are Back, Leading to More Wildfires and Power Outages (Fresno Bee, LAT)
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