Friday’s Headlines
Uber, Trains, Trolleys and More...
8:21 AM PDT on April 24, 2026
- Ballot Measure Could Determine if Uber Liable for Assaults (SacBee)
- Critical Mass Thriving in LA (LAist)
- If Muni Forced to Cut Service, What’s That Mean for Cable Cars? (SF Chron)
- Somehow There’s Another E-Bike Bill Moving That I Missed (Cal Medical Assoc)
- Caltrans Plans Ped. Bridge Over 101 in NorCal (SF Gate)
- America’s Trains Getting Faster (Travel and Leisure)
- Walnut Creek Plans “Entertainment Zone” (East Bay Times)
- No More Cesar Chavez Blvd. in Fresno (Fresno Bee)
- Some Carpool Lanes Aren’t Always Carpool Lanes (OC Register)
- Dems. Try to Separate at Governor’s Debate (Merc-News)
- CA Jet Fuel Supply Getting Low (LAT)
- Mayors Taking Public Space Dedicated to Cars and Rededicating It to People Have Something in Common: Many Are Women (The Guardian)
- Benches Vanishing from Train Stations, Sidewalks, Parks and Other Public Spaces (Places Journal)
- Historians Warn That There’s No Reason to Trust in AV Future (CityLab)
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