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Today's Headlines span the Yolo Causeway to Hellhole Canyon

By Damien Newton

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)

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

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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