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Wednesday’s Headlines

Between Trump, Oil Money, Transit Cuts, Highway Expansion, Delayed Safety Projects...this headline stack is downright depressing.

By Damien Newton

9:47 AM PDT on June 18, 2025

Oil Industry Buying Articles in Newspapers (SacBee)
Muni Service Cuts Start Saturday (SFChron)
Poll: Majority of Californians Support CAHSR (LAT)
Trump Makes It Clear HSR Funds Tied to Personal Feelings Towards Governor (Fresno Bee)
VO Failing in the Bay (CBSLocal)
Fresno Taking on Debt to Fix Dilapidated Roads (Fresno Bee)
Another Highway Widening Boondoggle (EastBayTimes)
And Another Highway Widening Boondoggle (SJSpotlight)
Work on Last Exit Before Mexico on I-5 Postponed (Union-Trib)
Pasadena Rejects Bids for Safety Project (Pasadena Now)
Duffy: Comply w/ICE or No Transpo Funding! (The Independent)
Op/Ed: New Fed. Tax on EV’s Intentional War on Clean Air (FresnoBee)
Weird Cars (RoboTaxis) Come to SD (Union-Trib)
It’s Going to Be Hot! There’s Going to Be More Fires Because of New Fed. Rules (LAT)

Get the rest of the headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF.

I’m home!

Damien Newton

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