Tuesday’s Headlines
News and views from up and down the Golden State.
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)
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