Happy New Year Headlines
We're back to "normal" as the year kicks off.
10:26 AM PST on January 5, 2026
- The Legislature Is Back (SacBee)
- Will Bay Area Transit Go Over Fiscal Cliff? (SFChron)
- California HSR in 2026 (RailwaySupply)
- So Cal Legislators Want Larger Slice of CA Cap-and-Trade (Sentinel)
- Waymos Coming for Your Parking Spot (SFChron)
- Paid Parking Comes to Balboa Park (Union-Trib)
- USDOT BUILD Grants Prioritize World Cup, Olympics Cities (Clean Technica)
- NYC Celebrates First Year of Congestion Pricing (Streetsblog, Streetsblog)
- There Was a Lot of “Bad” Weather The Last Two Weeks (SacBee)
- And It’s Not Done Yet (OC Register)
- SBLA Video Showcases Rain Gardens (Bluesky)
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