Tuesday’s Headlines
Gov Signs CEQA Bill to Increase Housing, Higher Fees on Parking and Tolls, Opposition to Road Widenings, ICE
7:59 AM PDT on July 1, 2025
- Gov. Signs Wiener Leg. to Change CEQA to Increase Housing (SacBee, SF Chron, LAT)
- California’s R’s Ask Trump to Focus ICE on Actual Criminals (Daily News)
- Attorneys Condemn ICE Tactics (OC Register)
- Sac. Raises Rates for Downtown Parking (SacBee)
- Tolls Rise on Golden Gate (SF Chron)
- Proposal to Widen Encintas Blvd. in SD Faces Opposition (Union-Trib)
- Tensions Rise in Bay Area Over Fast “E-Bikes” (SFGate)
- State Program Helps Pay for Car Repairs (Daily News)
- CA’s National Parks Not “Out of the Woods” Yet (Fresno Bee)
- Sprawl Not An Answer to Housing Shortage (CityLab)
- The Changes Trump Has Made to Discretionary Grants (Eno Center for Transportation)
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