Tuesday’s Headlines
It's been a couple of days, so let's get back to it!
11:08 AM PDT on April 7, 2026
- Update on Lawsuit Against LA to Try and Force Them to Follow the Law (Bikas)
- SacRT Hiring Transit Ambassadors (SacBee)
- Unfamiliar with Transit Ambassadors? Watch This Video by SBLA.
- North Bay Transit Plan Set to Launch (MarinIJ)
- Santa Rosa Installing 120 U-Bike Racks (Press Dem)
- LA Metro Board Could Expand (Daily News)
- Trump’s Budget for Amtrak 69% Lower Than Biden’s (Trains)
- Budget Also Cuts Transit and Targets Unspent Grants for EVs (E&E News; paywall)
- Ford Recalls 400,000 Large Trucks and SUV’s (OC Register)
- CA High-Speed Rail Costs A Lot (KTLA)
- CS Gas Cost Surges (KTLA)
- Additional Credit Card Fees are Costing Transit (SFGate)
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