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Monday’s Headlines

R's clearly think gas prices are the way to hold on to the house.

By Damien Newton

10:18 AM PDT on July 14, 2025

More on HSR Funding (NBCBayArea)
OCTA Hosts Meeting on Rail Issues Near Coast (OC Register)
Who Is Adam Gray and Why Do R’s “Blame” Him for Gas Prices? (SacBee)
- Answer: He’s a Congressman and a Democrat… (NRCC)
- …and He Voted to Tag the State’s Gas Tax to Inflation as an Assembymember 9 Years Ago
Plan to Extend Embarcadero Bike Lane in SF (SFChron)
New Plan for Destroying Richmond San-Rafael Bridge Bike Path (MarinIJ)
E-Bike Subsidy in Alameda County (Berkeleyside)
New SD Law Allows City to Accept Infrastructure Donations (Union-Trib)
One of LA County’s Veteran Pols/Urbanists Thinks LA’s in Trouble (LAT)
More on Chula Vista War on E-bikes (Union-Trib)
USDOT Announces Safety Grants, Drags Feet on Releasing Funds (Transportation for America)
Waymo’s Special Accounts for Teens (Wired)

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

Damien Newton

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