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News and views from up and down the Golden State.

By Damien Newton

10:01 AM PDT on August 12, 2025

A Look at Leg. Designed to Speed HSR Construction (Fresno Bee)
New Study on San Jose’s Insanely Deep, Overbuilt BART Tunnel Plan (SFChron, MercNews)
More on VTA Joining Regional Measure (MassTransit)
PCH Is A Death Trap (Malibu Times)
Is San Diego Overpaying for Vehicle Fleet? (Union-Trib)
Newsom v Trump on Guard Deployment Case Begins (OC Register)
The Trump Admin Made >600 Changes to Federal Environmental Websites in 100 Days (NPR)
Climate Scientists Are Fighting Back (CNN)
Trend of GOP Congressmen Getting Booed at Townhalls Comes to NorCal (SacBee)
Repealing Greenhouse Gas Regs Will Cause Gas Prices to Rise (Heatmap)
California #1 State for Seeing Shooting Stars (SacBee)

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

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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