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Safety wars in SoCal, Curb Paint Wars in the Bay, Affordable Housing in Sacramento and Trump!

By Damien Newton

9:02 AM PST on February 27, 2025

A new City Council largely rolled back the "Move Culver City" project.

LAT and CalBike to Culver City: Don’t Roll Back Safety
How Santa Monica Can Reduce Traffic Fatalities (SM Next)
San Francisco’s Curb Paint War (KQED)
Sac. State’s Plans for Downtown Could Lead to Less Affordable Housing (SacBee)
Whittier Takes Control of Whittier Blvd. from Caltrans (Whittier Daily News)
Tony Strickland (R) Leads in Special Election to State Senate (OC Register)
Poll: San Franciscans Believe City on Right Track (SFStandard)
Manhattan Economy Improving Thanks to Congestion Pricing (SBNYC)
Wait…Is Trump Just Trying to Muck Up Transportation in Blue States? (NYT)
I Don’t Know What It’s Like in NorCal, But Weather Is BEAUTIFUL Down Here (Union-Trib)

For more headlines: SBLA , SBSF , SBUSA

Damien Newton

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