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Wednesday’s Headlines

Some rollbacks in Oakland and Carlsbad. New traffic calming in SF. And much more...

By Damien Newton

9:35 AM PDT on July 30, 2025

Outer Sunset Gets Speed Bumps in SF (NBCBayArea)
Part of Grand Avenue Won’t Get Protected Bike Lane (Oaklandside)
Carlsbad Shrinks Traffic Circle Plan for Barrio from 5 to 1 (Union-Tribune)
Train Crossing Needed Repair in Sac. It Got It. (SacBee)
Fresno’s New Program for Street Vendors Is Confusing (FresnoBee)
Despite Bass’ Pledge LAPD Does Help ICE (LAT)
Trump Wants More Layoffs at USDOT (Politico)
Lacking Permit, Tesla Robotaxis Are Really Just Taxis with Human Drivers and Everything (Jalopnik)
Can An Unmarked Patrol Car Pull You Over? (SacBee)
- Yes

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

Damien Newton

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