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Friday’s Headlines

Cameras are making our streets safer. Not so sure about the flying robo taxis.

By Damien Newton

9:38 AM PDT on October 3, 2025

Speed Cameras Showing Results in SF (SFChron, SFStandard)
Where Are the Streets Dangerous for Peds. in Long Beach (NBC 4)
Oakland Advisory Committee Calls for Greenways “Everywhere” (Oaklandside)
More on Berkeley’s Street Upgrades (Berkeleyside)
Will New Law Bring Transit Housing? (SFChron, LAT)
Feds. Furlough 90% of California’s EPA Staff (SacBee)
New State Law Designed to Prevent Gas Price Spikes (Union-Trib)
Explosion, Fire, at Chevron Oil Refinery in El Segundo (LAT)
Feds. Subsidizing $20,000 for Gas-Powered Vehicles, $0 for EVs (Electrek)
LA Getting Ready for Flying Taxis (LAT)
Former LA Metro Board Member Proud to Build Infrastructure “Hostile to Cars” (City Watch)
Even More on New-Look Driver’s Licenses (Fresno Bee)
Prop. 50 Campaign Is Expensive (LB Post)

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

Damien Newton

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