Friday’s Headlines
CA vs. Republicans is national news, but there's plenty of other news happening around the state.
8:42 AM PDT on May 23, 2025
- More on Congress V CA on Emissions (SacBee, KRCR)
- Padilla: We Will Not Forget (YouTube)
- CARB : E-Bike Rebates Totally Going to Go Smoothly This Time (Union-Trib)
- Video of LA City Hall Die-In Protest (YouTube)
- Reducing Transportation Costs Makes People Less Stressed (KTLA)
- SFMTA Needs 2026 Funding Measure (theFrisc)
- Palm Springs Bicyclists Demand Safer Streets (Palm Springs Post)
- Santa Barbara Not Meeting VO Goals as Bicycling Increases (Independent)
- Bay Area Workers Returning to Office, but Fewer by Transit (SFChron)
- PCH Reopens in Malibu (LAT, SM Next)
- You Don’t Have to Live in CA to Get DMV ID (Daily News)
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