Thursday’s Headlines
Interesting lawsuit out of Fresno tests the limits of induced demand as a legal argument.
9:10 AM PST on January 8, 2026
- CA Erupts with Protests After ICE Murders (OC Register, Times of SD, ABC7, SF Chronicle)
- Lawsuit Says Highway Widening Will Make Congestion Worse (Fresno Bee)
- Newsom Prepares for Final State of the State (SacBee, LAT)
- SF Sees Drop in Pedestrian Fatalities (SFChron)
- SF Mayor’s Handling of Waymo Meltdown During Blackouts (SFChron)
- Woman Keeps Killing People with Her Car, Prosecutors Want Her Off the Street (LB Post)
- Trump Pulls US from International Groups/Treaties, Many of Which Have to Do with Climate (LAT)
- State DOTs Building Networks of EV Chargers (State Smart Transportation Initiative)
- Here Are 19 Transit Projects That Opened Last Year and 19 More That Will Open This Year in USA (The Transport Politic)
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