Thursday’s Headlines
High-Speed Rail, Open Streets, Transit Funding and More...
10:00 AM PDT on April 30, 2026
- Do You Want HSR? Empower CAHSRA CEO (Fresno Bee)
- Op/Ed: San Diego Needs Bike Share (Union-Trib)
- SF Muni Ridership Gains (LocalNewsMatters)
- Speed Cameras (KQED, KRON4, LATimes)
- San Jose Replacing Plastic with Concrete (EastBayTimes)
- Santa Barbara Votes to Remove Cars from Downtown (SFGate)
- Metro Provides Inexpensive Transportation For World Cup (LAT)
- More on GoSGV E-Bike Voucher Program (SGV Tribune)
- Encinitas’ Open Streets Cyclovia Event This Weekend (Coast News)
- It Seems All Angelenos Love Their Open Streets’ CicLAvia (Daily Bruin)
- Samsung Adds “Digital Drivers License” to Wallet (SacBee)
- Why Do AV’s Struggle with Bike Lanes (Futurism)
- Residents More Willing to Support Mega-Projects, Tax Measures, if Government is Competent (Governing)
- Dems. Find News Stressful, Addictive (OC Register)
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