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Monday’s Headlines

People are fed up with ICE and unsafe streets.

By Damien Newton

10:14 AM PST on January 26, 2026

ICE Protests (SacBee, Fresno Bee, LB Post, LAT,
The Most Deadly Streets in California (SFChron)
Massive Highway Interchange Project Underway in OC (OC Register)
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In To Protest L.A. Traffic Violence (LAT, Biking in L.A.)
- Where Was Mayor? City Council? (LAT)
More on Bay Area Regional Funding Measure (KRON4)
Why the VO Failure in Long Beach? (LAist)
Pasadena Completes Road Diet For North Fair Oaks Ave. (Pasadena Now)
UC Santa Barbara Student Group Secures $1.4 Million for Bike Path (Daily Nexus)
E-Bike Safety in Sanatee (Union-Trib)
Amtrak Reduces Cap. Corridor Service, Not Enough Trains (SacBee)
101 Freeway Wildlife Crossing To Be Completed This Year (LAT)
Fed Transpo Bill: Cuts to Amtrak, $21 Billion for Transit, $100 Million for World Cup/Olympics (Smart Cities Dive, Bloomberg).

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