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Friday’s Headlines

State of the state, ICE, and over a dozen headlines from up and down the state.

  • 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' (SFChronSFExaminer)
  • 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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