Thursday’s Headlines
It takes more than a brutal death to convince some people we need safer streets.
8:28 AM PDT on August 21, 2025
- Cars Will Return Soon to Car Free Market Street (SF Chron)
- Heated Debate Over Traffic Calming Plan in WeHo (Beverly Press)
- But WeHo Moves Forward with Plan to Cut Speed Limits (Canyon News)
- Op/Ed: San Diego Needs to End Car Dependency (Voice of SD)
- ICE Terror in Oakland: One, Two, Three (East Bay Times)
- San Diego Teachers Volunteer As Scouts Looking for ICE Near Schools (Union-Trib)
- LA Having Success With Unarmed Response to Non-Emergencies (LAT)
- Acela Trains Getting Faster (The Conversation)
- States Emphasizing on Road Usage and EV Registration to Raise $ for Maintenance. (Transport Topics)
- Christmas Tree Lane Nights May Be on Way Out (Fresno Bee)
- State Supreme Court Rejects R’s Attempt to Stop Redisctricting (Daily News)
- Extreme Heat, Fires, in Sacramento County (SacBee)
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