- Transit Strike Underscores Inequities in Silicon Valley (KQED)
- VTA/Union Spar Over Legal Effort to End Strike (Merc-News)
- VTA Advocate Monica Mallon Covers Strike Her Walking Commute (Twitter/X)
- Former Asm. Carillo Announces Run for Senate after DUI Derailed City Council (Daily News)
- New Bill for More, Higher Transit Oriented Development (SFChron)
- Why Is There a Bridge to Nowhere Over the I-5 in OC? (Register)
- CA Businesses Reeling from Tariff Confusion (LAT)
- EPA Announces Plans to Roll Back Emissions Standards, Enviro. Regs. (AP)
- Is Sacramento Building Enough Housing? Here's a Map (SacBee)
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