Friday’s Headlines
Big stack of headlines, but the best news is that the effort to pass the Bay Area Transit measure is underway!
8:01 AM PST on January 23, 2026
- Campaign to Save Transit Begins in the Bay (KQED)
- Sprawl, Car Parking, Bankrupting LA (Common Edge)
- LA Metro Continues to Fight Homes-Near-Transit Law (LAist)
- LA Metro Approves Subway Option for Sepulveda Pass (LAT)
- Transit Improvements for San Mateo County (DailyJournal)
- San Diego Completely Freaking Out Over Balboa Park Parking Meters (Union-Trib: One, Two)
- Sacramento Considers Ban on Immigration Enforcement on City Property (SacBee)
- ICE Kidnapping People at Traffic Stops (Fresno Bee)
- ICE/Tariffs Killing Business in Red OC (Register)
- Folksy Headline Announces Modern Red Light Cameras (Register)
- EPA Plans to Stop Monitoring Auto Emissions Entirely (Grist)
- USDOT Drops Appeal That Stops Them from Deciding Transpo. Funding Based on Immigration Rules (Urban Milwaukee)
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