Thursday’s Headlines

California and Trump continue to spar and more news from up and down the state.

By Damien Newton

10:35 AM PDT on May 8, 2025

CA Sues Trump Over Funds Withheld for EV Chargers (Merc-News, LAT, NBC4)
Trump Bluster about Pulling Money CAHSR (KCAL, NYT, Fresno Bee)
Caltrans Putting More 710 Freeway Homes Up For Sale (LAist)
Road Widening Makes Adjacent Streets More Dangerous (SacBee)
OC Streetcars Start Arriving (OC Register)
San Diego Approves Narrow Camping Ban Ties to Fires (Union-Trib)
$8 Gas? (SF Gate, KABC)
Rising Cost of Car Ownership Causing Americans to See It as Luxury, Not Necessity (Newsweek)
LA Metro Offers 30 Day Bike Share Passes for $1 (Secret LA)

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

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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