Friday’s Headlines
State of the state, ICE, and over a dozen headlines from up and down the state.
8:17 AM PST on January 9, 2026
- State of the State: Newsom Defends Climate, HSR (SacBee, CNN, SF Chron, LAT)
- State of the State: R’s Respond (SacBee)
- More on Push to Close ‘Sunset Dunes’ (SFChron, SFExaminer)
- VTA Projects High Ridership for Superbowl (EastBayTimes)
- Alameda County E-Bike Voucher Program Working (Oaklandside)
- Locals Angry at Joyriding Scofflaws on “the Snake” (LAT)
- Handful of Speed Cameras Will Eventually Come to SoCal (OC Register)
- Finger Pointing Over Balboa Parking Fee Rollout (Union-Trib)
- ICE Protest Marches Continue (Fresno Bee, LAT, NBC Bay)
- Legal Proceedings Stalling State Law Banning Masks on Law Enforcement (LB Post)
- Bike Share Coming to Port of L.A. (Urbanize)
- CA Is Drought Free (LAT)
- Price of New Car Is Roughly $50,000. <20% Have Payments Over $1,000 a Month (Jalopnik)
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