Tuesday’s Headlines
I feel like last week I was struggling to get 8 good, solid, non jokey headlines and this week so far the headlines are stacked!
9:33 AM PST on March 3, 2026
- More on CAHSRA Plan to Save Billions in Central Valley (Fresno Bee)
- LA Metro Beefing Up for World Cup (Daily News)
- Transit Briefs/More on BART Doomsday Scenario (RailwayAge)
- S.F. Drivers Optimistic About Speed Cameras (CBSLocal)
- WeHo Putting Sheriffs on Bikes (WeHo Online)
- CAHSRA Wants Taxes, Development Control, Around Merced Station (Sun-Star)
- Clovis Braces for Coffee Shop Drive-Thru Congestion (Fresno Bee)
- Car Insurance Rates Spiking Again (LAT)
- Gas Prices Spiking Again (Daily News)
- Oil Prices Could Be High for Awhile (Union-Trib)
- Traffic deaths were down an estimated 12% Last Year (Smart Cities Dive)
- Amtrak: Proposed Restructuring Would Not Cut Routes or Jobs (Railway Age)
- The IRS Is Allowing a Fossil Fuel Company a $370 Million Environmental Tax Credit for Heavily Polluting Tanker Ships. (WaPo)
- What You Need to Know About CA Voter ID Initiative (SacBee)
- Dems: Maybe Having 15,000 Dems. Running for Governor in an Open Primary Is A Bad Idea (LAT)
- Drought News: The Snowpack Is Back in Nor and So Cal (SacBee, OC Reg)
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