Tuesday’s Headlines
Get the rest of the headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF.
By
Joe Linton
and
Damien Newton
9:08 AM PDT on July 8, 2025
- ICE Raids Continue, Including in Santa Barbara (Independent), L.A. (LAist, LAT)
- More Than A Dozen CA Fires Wildfires (LAT), Including Madre Fire (Independent, NBCBA), Laguna (NBC4)
- Apple Funds $4M For Cupertino Freeway Expansion (SJ Spotlight)
- Trump Makes it Harder for California to Reduce Smog (EastBayTimes)
- CA High-Speed Rail CEO Reiterates: Project Continues (KCRA)
- SJ Spotlight Opinion: Why I Care About Transit
- Service Interruptions As Metrolink Tests New Arrow DMU Trains (SB Sun)
- Riverside Airport Pilots Driverless Shuttle (Raincross Gazette)
- Driver Crashes Into San Diego Area Optometrist Office (NBC7)
- Abnormal Heat Wave Affecting Most of CA (SF Chron)
- Heatwave to Worsen Fires and Air Quality (ABC7)
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