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Wednesday’s Headlines

The top headlines focus on how California has to go it alone on progress. But there's lots of other heads from Sacramento to San Diego.

  • California Still Moving on EV Goals (Union-Trib)
  • With Economy Slumping and Cities Invaded, Congress Focuses on What's Truly Important (Politico, Fox News)
  • Complaints About E-Bikes on Sidewalks in the Bay (ABC7)
  • Split L.A. Council Opposes CA Density-Near-Transit Bill (LATLAist)
  • Santa Rosa Considers Lowering Speed Limits (CBSLocal)
  • Long Beach Road Quality Slowly Improving (LB Post)
  • LA Metro Ridership Still Slightly Down, Because ICE (LAT)
  • Cities Moving Away from "85th Percentile Rule" on Speed Limits (AP)
  • Highway 41 Reconstruction Starts in Central Valley (Fresno Bee)
  • Newsom, Ezra Klein, Building Things, and CEQA Reform (SFGate)
  • Today is the Deadline to Weigh in on Fed. Transpo. Funding Bill Read Streetsblog's Primer to Weigh-In
  • R's Challenge Newsom Redistricting Plan in Court (SacBee)

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