Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines

High-speed buses? OMG.

By Damien Newton

10:53 AM PDT on May 14, 2026

Caltrans Wants to Build High-Speed Bus? (KQED)
HSR CEO Says Central Valley Spine Will Be Done “In our lifetime” (SF Gate)
Fresno, Central Valley Cities, Oppose Local Tax for CAHSR (Fresno Bee, Fox 26)
SacRT, More Hours, More Accessibility (SacBee)
New San Diego Budget Does Nothing for Bike/Ped Cuts (Union-Trib)
San Mateo Discusses BART Future (DailyJournal)
OC DA Opens Special Unit for E-Bike/Moto Crashes (NBC 4)
Pasadena Explores Parcel Tax For Street Repair & Fire (Pasadena Now)
There’s a Lot of Reasons Suspending the Federal Gas Tax Is Dumb (Wall Street Journal, CNN, PBS, NBC News)
Duffy’s Dumb Road Trip (NPR)
Truck Security Company Following Waymo/Waze In Offering Pothole Data (TechCrunch)

More Headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF

Damien Newton

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