Tuesday’s Headlines

DMV Dumps Mandatory Written Test for Drivers Over 70. Gov. Vetoes Bill to Expand Voter Reg. at DMV, But Signs Bill to Speed Up Wind Farm off Coast of LB, more...

6:57 AM PDT on October 1, 2024

Image: Avangrid

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)

Stay in touch

More from Streetsblog California

High-Speed Rail

CAHSRA Releases Environmental Documents for LA to Anaheim

The 30-mile project section runs from LAUS to ARTIC and would follow an existing passenger and freight rail corridor, passing through parts of Los Angeles County and several Orange and Los Angeles County cities including Vernon, Commerce, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Buena Park, Fullerton, and Anaheim.

December 5, 2025