Today's Headlines

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.

By Damien Newton

10:01 AM PDT on August 20, 2025

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 (LAT, LAist)
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)

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

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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