Friday’s Headlines
More on the Governor's budget, More on Bike Day, More on Olympics, and more....
7:46 AM PDT on May 16, 2025
- Many Unhappy with Gov.’s Budget (SacBee, Cap Radio, KCRA)
- Caltrain More Popular than Ever, Thanks to Electrification (SFGate)
- More on Bike to Wherever Day (Oaklandside, NBC7-SD)
- Future Olympic Funding for LA in Question as Transit Budget Moves (LAT)
- More on Olympic Water Taxi Study (LongBeachize)
- Experts Predict Devastation of CA Wildfire Season (Fresno Bee)
- Boring Company, the Company That Discoverd Tunnels About a Decade Ago, Gets FRA Contract for Baltimore (NYT)
- Uber’s Discovered Micro-Transit (TechCrunch)
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