Thursday’s Headlines
Bad news on rail projects from LA/San Bernadino and (of course) DC. At least we'll get to the bottom of that Tesla Autopilot crash.
10:16 AM PDT on September 4, 2025
- More on HSR Under Trump (KQED)
- San Bernardino Nixes LA Metro Extension To Montclair (SGV Tribune)
- Burbank Aligns Parking With State Daylighting Safety Law (Leader)
- Caltrans Looks To Remove Amestoy Ped Bridge Over 101 (Biking in L.A.)
- SFMTA Removing Tenderloin Benches (MissionLocal)
- Sikh Truckers Report Uptick in Harassment (Fresno Bee)
- Hacker Recovers Data on Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash that Tesla Said Didn’t Exist (Washington Post)
- CEQA Changes Could Also Lead to More Polluting Factories (LA Public Press)
- State DOT’s Want to Keep Status Quo in Handing Out Fed. Grants (Governing)
- Wildfire Destroys Gold Rush Town (SacBee)
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