Tuesday’s Headlines
More on the budget. Olympic buses.
10:58 AM PST on January 13, 2026
- State Analysts Raise Questions on Newsom’s Budget (SacBee)
- Metro Scales Back Olympics Bus Plans: 2,700 to 1,747 (Alissa Walker Bluesky)
- SF Supe Having Trouble Getting Signatures on Sunset Dunes-Killing Leg. (SFStandard)
- Muni’s ‘Slow Ride to Recovery’ (theFrisc)
- Folsom Rebuilding City’s Bike Park (Folsom Times)
- Trail to Park Ready in Fullerton (OC Reg)
- USDOT Awarded $1 billion for More than 500 Safety Projects, w/o Equity and Environmental Justice from Criteria (Smart Cities Dive)
- Sen. Cortese Wants to Streamline HSR Building Process (Politico Pro)
- Uber and Lyft Drivers Protesting Waymos in Bay (WaPo)
- Gas Prices Falling (Fresno Bee)
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