- VTA Union Caught Off Guard by Agency's Lawsuit (Merc-News)
- Strike Rolls Into Day 4 (NBC Bay Area)
- Pasadena Residents Push for Safer Streets (Pasadena Now)
- Embarcadero Plaza Set to Become Park (SF Gate)
- New Wayfinding/Placemaking Signs In WeHo (WeHo Times)
- US Drivers Logged a Record 3.28 Trillion Miles in 2024 (Reuters)
- White House Report Lays the Groundwork to Argue That Climate Change Is Good (E&E)
- Hydrogen Car Owner Can't Find Fuel (SacBee)
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Thursday’s Headlines
VTA Strike Goes to Day 4, Embarcadero Redesign, Pasadena Safe Streets, and Dark News from DC.
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