- Newsom Budget Could Screw Transit (KQED)
- Long Beach Opens Artesia Grand Blvd Project (Post, Press-Telegram)
- Traffic Ticket Up 50% in SF (Chronicle)
- Sacramento Libraries Now Offer E-Bike/Trike Check Out (SacBee)
- SMART Extension to Windsor Opens (SFChron)
- Rail Service Resumes Through San Clemente (OC Register)
- Driving from Bay to Tahoe Takes Twice the Time It Used To (SF Gate)
- With R's Threatening EV Subsidies, They'll Have to Stand on Their Own (Jalopnik)
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