Wednesday’s Headlines
Reminder, it's tax day.
9:26 AM PDT on April 15, 2026
PSA – It’s Tax Day
- Regulators Seek to Update “Cap-and-Invest” (Union-Trib)
- CAHSRA Completes Underpass Project in Fresno (Newsweek)
- Lower Speed Limit on Highway 1 Near Fresno (Fresno Bee)
- Legislation to Roll Back EV Charging Mandate for New Housing Scheduled for 4/22 Hearing in Assembly (Canary Media)
- Bay Area Transit Ridership Climbing (ABC7, LocalNewsMatters)
- One Parking Enforcement Officer Gave Out 22,000 Tix Last Year (SacBee)
- Oakland Can Now Tow Vehicles More Quickly (Oaklandside, EastBayTimes)
- E-Bikes on Mountain Trails (LAT)
- Trees in the Bike Lanes (SaMo Next)
- “Last Call” for Highway Phone Boxes in OC (OC Register)
- Seasonal Gas Price Jump Expected (SacBee)
- Peds. 5x’s More Likely to Be Hit Walking to Transit Stop Than Crossing the street (Smart Cities Dive)
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