Friday’s Headlines
Today's Headlines span the Yolo Causeway to Hellhole Canyon
8:36 AM PDT on August 8, 2025
- Yolo Causeway Supports Tens of Thousands of Commuters, Hundreds of Thousands of Bats (SacBee)
- Changes Coming to San Rafael-Richmond Bridge Bike Path (East Bay Times)
- VTA Joins Regional Measure (EastBayTimes)
- Napa Bike Trail Named for Diane Feinstein (SacBee)
- Lt. Gov. Kounalakis Drops Out of Governor’s Race (SacBee, LAT)
- E-Bike Voucher Program in Alameda County (EastBayTimes)
- Paper Says Realtors Are State’s Most Powerful NIMBYs (SF Chron)
- Wildfires Causing Evacuations North of Los Angeles (Daily News)
- Endangered Sesame Street Taught Generations About Urban Life (NYT)
- Lyft Testing Its Own Autonomous Vehicles (Tennessean)
- Extreme Heat Causing Park Closures in Southland (Union-Trib)
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