Wednesday’s Headlines
In the south part of the state, they passed a great mobility plan. In the north part, they're fuming about Newsom's Return to Work order.
9:49 AM PDT on April 23, 2025
- San Diego Approves Progressive Mobility Plan (Union-Trib)
- State Workers Crowdfund Billboard Blaming Newsom for Traffic, Will Get Worse after Return to Work Order (SacBee)
- Read the Reddit Thread That Started It
- SEIU Also Readies to Fight
- LA Catches the Bike Riding, Chainsaw Wielding, Tree Cutting Vandal (KTLA, ABC7)
- Marin Furthers Restrictions on E-Bikes (MarinIJ)
- Why Were LB Communities Kept in the Dark on Toxic Gases (LB Post)
- Riding Transit Much Safer Than Driving After Factoring in Crime (Scientific American)
- Cost of Owning a Car $12,000 per Year…and Rising (T4A)
- I Usually Stay Away from Crash Headlines, But This One Where the Driver Dragged a Woman’s Body for Miles and Won’t Be Charged Is Especially Frustrating (SacBee)
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