Tuesday’s Headlines
Funding issues are going to dominate the next couple of months, and even though it was a holiday weekend there was a lot of movement.
10:32 AM PDT on May 26, 2026
- Connect Bay Area Has its Signatures (MissionLocal, SFStandard, EastBayTimes)
- Cap & Trade Changes Could Further Strain Transit (MSN via SFChron)
- Becerra Makes Vague Promise to do High-Speed Rail Better (Newsweek, KMPH)
- With Central Valley Mayors’ Rejecting Tax Proposal, Is HSR Fundable? (Fresno Bee)
- Gas/Diesel Prices Killing Farmers’ Profits (Fresno Bee)
- Biking in L.A. (Recapping LAist) Frustrated That L.A. Would Take 10 Years To Finish Bike Safety Projects
- More States Crackdown on “Super Speeders.” Shame on CA. (Jalopnik)
- Is This the First Example of a Military Base Taking Part in Bike Day? (DVIDS)
- Huntington Beach Looks at E-Bike Measures Aimed at Kids (OC Register)
- Transit May Never “Recover” from COVID, but Growth in Cities Promises Long-Term Growth (Governing)
- Amtrak Ridership Keeps Growing (Trains)
- Gas Price Spike Predicted (KTLA)
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