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Wednesday’s Headlines

Freeway widenings, transit strikes, tariffs, but the news isn't all bad....

By Damien Newton

9:16 AM PDT on March 12, 2025

Caltrans Moving on $778 Million Widening of 91 Freeway (Patch)
AC Transit’s Fare Hike (Berkeleyside)
Palo Alto Makes Pair of Car-Free Streets Permanent (Palo Alto Online)
VTA Files Suit Against Strikers (EastBayTimes)
405 Toll Lanes in OC Raise $19 per Car in Peak Hours (OC Register)
Santa Rosa Releases Draft Bike/Ped Plan (Press-Dem)
California’s Republicans Feeling Optimistic (SacBee)
Senate Leader Asks Dodgers to Drop Oil and Gas Sponsorship (LAT)
Rally Links Fire Damage, Climate, and Fossil Fuels (Pasadena Now)
San Diego Moves Towards Ban on Camp Fires at Homeless Encampments (Union-Trib)
State Workers Worried They Don’t Have Enough Office Space (SacBee)
Trump Admin’s Tariffs Will Hurt Bus Manufacturers (Mass Transit)

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Damien Newton

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