Thursday’s Headlines
California and Trump continue to spar and more news from up and down the state.
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)
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