Tuesday’s Headlines
State budget officially walks away from funding transit.
10:11 AM PDT on June 16, 2026
- Legislature Passes Budget (SacBee)
- Legislature Restores Many Newsom Cuts, But Not for Transportation (CalMatters)
- LA Winning with World Cup Transpo., Now Good News for Olympics (LAT)
- BART Adds Late Night World Cup Service (APTA)
- Bay Area Public Transit Ridership Up for World Cup (KRON4)
- Columnist Says Private Investors Not Coming to CAHSRA (OC Reg.)
- Flashback Two Weeks: Here’s the Private Investors Coming to CAHSRA (Fresno Bee)
- USDOT: Racist Grants Are OK (KQED)
- Construction of Trump’s Arc Du TACO Snarls Traffic(Politico)
- So the War Might Be Over, What’s That Mean for Gas Prices? (Fresno Bee)
- SacRT Changes Warning Bells (SacBee)
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
The Week in Short Video
More on the election, groundbreaking for light rail in Van Nuys and a bonus video from Streetsblog NYC on the chaos of people walking and bicycling in Central Park.
October 23, 2026
Commentary: A Bay Area Public Transit Renaissance is Underway
With rapidly growing ridership, improving customer satisfaction and long-awaited regional integration moving forward, the future of Bay Area transit is bright — but only if voters pass Measure RTM.
October 22, 2026
GoSGV Offers Five More Electric Cargo Bikes for Equity Members
Residents of certain cities or those who qualify by income can now rent special cargo e-bikes from Benno, Riese & Müller, and Rad Power.
October 22, 2026
8 Things Streetsbloggers Who Haven’t Voted Yet Should Know Before November 3
As part of a federally recognized 501c(3) public charity, Streetsblog can’t endorse candidates, but we do want you to vote. We can endorse ballot measures, and our full endorsements can be found at the bottom of this article.
October 22, 2026