Today’s Headlines
A lot happened this weekend...
8:36 AM PDT on May 12, 2025
- More on the Court Ruling That CA Cities Have to Maintain Streets (CalBike)
- Editorial Supports Breathalyzer Bill for Drivers with DUI (Times of SD)
- Planning for Bay Area Transit Funding Measure Continues (KQED)
- BART’s Meltdown/Computer Issues (ABC7, Berkeleyside, SFChron)
- Eternal Highway Construction Hindering Access to West. Sac. A’s (SacBee)
- Anaheim May Take Over Resort Bus System (OC Register)
- Why Hasn’t VTA Released Report on BART Extension? (Merc-News)
- Roundabouts Not Working As Advertised in Greater SD (Union-Trib)
- Newsom Wants CA Cities to Ban Encampments (Merc-News)
- Trump Calls for More Housing for Homeless Vets in West LA (Daily News)
- SoCal Set Heatwave Records Over the Weekend (Daily News)
- Add Long Beach to the List of Cities Making Cuts (LB Post)
- USDOT Awards $3.2 billion in Grants Left over from Biden (Smart Cities Dive)
- Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump from Tying Transit and Housing Grants Other Parts of Agenda (The Hill)
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