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Wednesday’s Headlines

There's a lot more news than E-bikes...although there's room for some of that too.

By Damien Newton

10:52 AM PDT on April 30, 2025

More on Last Night’s E-Bike Letdown (Biking in LA, ABC 10, KCRA, Elektrek)
CA Still Considering Road Charge To Replace Gas Tax (KTLA)
Metro/Caltrans Making the 105 Freeway 10-25 Feet Wider “will not widen the freeway in a traditional sense” (The Source)
Bill Requiring Breathalyzers for Drunk Drivers’ Cars Moving Again (ABC10)
Novato Rejects Bike Lane for Car Parking (Marin IJ)
New Manager’s Approach to High Speed Rail (NewsTimes/AP)
Inglewood People Mover Project Is On Hold (Newsweek)
Bezos-Funded Slate Auto Says It Has Antidote to Bloated, Expensive E-SUVs (TechCrunch)
How Tariffs will Hit Popular Bay Area Products, Including Bicycles (SFChron)

Get the rest of the headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF.

Damien Newton

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