Thursday’s Headlines
I don't think they meant to pause the new bike parking requirement...but paused it is.
9:40 AM PDT on August 14, 2025
- Disaster Relief Bill Pauses Bike Parking in New Buildings Requirement (CAP Radio)
- CAL Spending $55 Million on EV Charger Grants (Union-Trib)
- Legislative Fight To Extend CA Cap-and-Trade (LAT)
- LA Metro D Line Subway Construction Progress (Beverly Press)
- Caltrain Weekend Ridership Gains (SMDailyJournal)
- More on VTA Super Deep BART Tunnel Plan (ABC7)
- Op/Ed Asks if CAHSR Should Keep Going (SacBee)
- Micro-Transit Running in South San Diego (Union-Tribune)
- Brea Public Art Project Turns 50 (OC Register)
- The Politics of Naming Open Space (Fresno Bee)
- Arguments in Newsom v Trump Case Over Guard Deployment Are Over (SacBee)
- Amtrak’s Plans for State-Supported Lines Not Looking Good Under Trump/Duffy (Railway Age)
- Trump Targeting Black-Led Cities (SFChron)
- Daily Memo Recaps Continued ICE Terror (L.A. Taco)
- Daily Memo Recaps Continued ICE Terror (L.A. Taco)
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