Friday’s Headlines
It's a mostly "bad news" set of links. Brace yourself.
10:39 AM PDT on May 1, 2026
- Fake News on CAHSR Costs Going Viral (Newsweek, Yahoo)
- Terrible Bridge Redesign That We Covered a Dozen Years Ago Moving Forward in LA (CBS2)
- Streets for All Compares Curb Ramp Costs – Beverly Hills: $10K, Caltrans in L.A.: $15K, L.A. City: $50K
- More on Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments (Urbanize, Daily News)
- More on More Cars on Market Street (SFGate, KRON4)
- Autonomous Trucks Coming (SFExaminer)
- CicloIrvine Is This Weekend (OC Reg.)
- Sacramento Considers Raising Parking Fines to Close Deficit (SacBee)
- Tracking Ped. Deaths: Safe Cities Get Safer. Scary Cities Get Scarier. (Findings Press)
- E-bike Crashes Leading to Government Overreactions (Governing)
- Gas Prices Still Rising (Union-Trib)
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