Thursday’s Headlines
Gas prices, gas prices, gas prices (and more).
9:21 AM PDT on April 23, 2026
- Are High Gas Prices Getting California to Use Transit? (LAT)
- More Gasoline Coming to California (SFChron)
- More Pipelines Coming to California (Union-Trib)
- Bill Would Give $500 Million More to HSR from Cap and Trade (Center Square)
- Bill Would Hold AV Makers Responsible for Crashes (SacBee)
- BART Adjacent Housing Planned for Rockridge (SFChron, Oaklandside)
- San Luis Obispo Opens Bike Month Next Week (EdHat)
- Teen’s Mom Faces Charges after Son Causes E-Bike Crash (LAT)
- As SD Retreats from VO, Mayor Still Takes Flack for Bike Lanes from Right (Union-Trib)
- State Workers Rally Against Return-to-Work (SacBee)
- Why Does It Take US So Long to Build Things (Urban Institute)
- Engineering Journals Don’t Teach/Explain Induced Demand (Sage Journals)
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