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.

By Damien Newton

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)

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

Damien Newton

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