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Wednesday’s Headlines

It's a diverse set of news stories today. Grab a coffee and take a seat...

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  • Bill to Raise Money for Transit Advances (EastBayTimesDailyJournal)
  • Protestors Prevent Eviction At Caltrans 710 Freeway El Sereno Home (KABC)
  • VTA Union to Vote on New Contract (EastBayTimes)
  • OC Bike Club Comes Out Against Separated Bike Paths (OpenPR)
  • LA County Sups Approve Motion Towards Safe Streets Similar to HLA (@lintonjoe Bluesky)
  • We Usually Don't Do Crashes, But Why Does Stanford Even Allow Cars on Campus to Go Fast Enough to Kill? (Stanford)
  • Highway 50 Construction in Sacramento Delayed, Will Take Year Longer (SacBee)
  • Palo Alto Council Questions Bike Plan (Palo Alto Online)
  • LifeCycle Pedals into Central Coast (KSBW)
  • Average Cost of Car Ownership over $12,000/Year (Fast Company)
  • Trump's Amtrak Budget shifts $300 Million from the Northeast Corridor to Less Used Lines (Trains)
  • GAO: Trump Can't Freeze EV Funds Unilaterally (Equipment World)
  • Supreme Court: Enviro Review Can Only Consider Narrow Impacts, not Climate Change (Heatmap)

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