Wednesday’s Headlines
Lots of local news and did that say Trump wants to defund the coastal commission?
9:17 AM PST on February 26, 2025
- Profile of SFMTA’s New Director (SFChron)
- LAT: Urges Culver City Not to Backdown on Street Safety
- LADOT To Install Vermont Ave Bus Lanes Next Month (Urbanize)
- Sacramento State Eyes Creating Downtown “University Village” (SacBee)
- Costa Mesa Presents Traffic Safety Class for Bicyclists (LAT)
- Long Delayed Bike Path Could Break Ground in SLO (SLO_Trib)
- Santa Barbara Considers Crackdown on “Excessive” E-Bikes (KEYT)
- California Gives $25 Million to SD for Homelessness, a Decrease from 2024 (Union-Trib)
- Trump EO Ends Monitoring of Social Cost of Carbon (ProPublica)
- Trump Wants to Defund Coastal Commission (SacBee)
- Study: Higher Temps/More Rain Make People Less Likely to Choose Transit (Mass Transit)
- Californians Keep Protesting Trump Officials (SFGate)
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