Friday’s Headlines
With all the press about gas prices and the annual inflation tax increase, I'm actually stunned to hear prices are down in this fiscal year.
8:22 AM PDT on July 18, 2025
- California Files Suit Over Fed Broken Promises on CAHSR (LAT)
- Santa Cruz #2 In Unsafety (KSBW)
- Wait…CA Gas Prices Are Dropping? (SacBee)
- Tolls Up as Golden Gate Bridge Enters Decade of Reconstruction (SF Chron)
- Business Is Either Way UP, or Up a Little Near Sunset Dunes (SF Gate)
- Sacramento Airport Closing 800 Parking Spaces (SacBee)
- “Good Trouble” Rally in Sacramento Held Hours After ICE Raid (SacBee)
- “There Is No Sanctuary Anywhere” (LB Post)
- Port of Oakland Shipments Down Because of Tariffs (East Bay Times)
- R’s Zero Out Fines for Auto Manufacturers Who Can’t Meet Emission Standards (Reuters)
- GM EV Factory Will Produce Gas Powered SUV’s Instead (Auto News).
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