Tuesday’s Headlines
Fun news out of Irvine as the Great Park moves forward...and more!
8:00 AM PDT on May 6, 2025
- California Revised Clean Air Regs for Zero Emission Trucks (Fresno Bee)
- New Fare Gates at Berkeley BART Stations (Berkeleyside)
- Full Coverage of Irvine “Great Park” Construction Via OC Register
- With $1 billion in upgrades, Irvine’s Great Park headed into a new era
- Great Park gondolas gets initial OK from board for possible pilot
- Marine Harrier plane arrives at Great Park restoration hangar for future aviation museum
- City of Irvine moves forward with concert equipment purchase to cut costs at Great Park Live
- Grand Jury Recommends Disbanding “Parking Groups” (Union-Trib)
- Redding Announces E-Bike Rebate Program (KRCTV)
- Have Fun on Bike Anywhere Day Next Thursday (Union-Trib)
- Peds. Hit by SUV’s More Likely to Die (The Standard)
- Prices Pushing Consumers Away from Bigger Cars (Motor 1)
- Will Tariffs Push Drivers to Transit? (CNN)
- Trump Slump Hits California (SFStandard)
- More on Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz (SFChron, SFStandard, SFExaminer)
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