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Wednesday’s Headlines

Bay Area will officially have a chance to vote on transit's fate.

By Damien Newton

8:39 AM PDT on June 17, 2026

It’s Official: Muni Measure will be on November Ballot (KQED, SFGate)
New State Budget Finds New Revenues (SacBee)
Sac. Will Audit PD after ACLU Bias Report (SacBee)
With Police Writing Fewer Tickets, Drivers Run More Red Lights (LB Post)
Davis Backs Paid Parking at Formerly Free Public Lots (SacBee)
CARB Wants Zero Emission Trash Trucks (Waste Dive)
More on Transit and the World Cup (CBSLocal)
Bill That Would Have Defanged Coastal Commission Is Gutted (SMDP)
Transit Hedges Against Fuel Spikes By Keeping Year’s Reserve of Gas (Smart Cities Dive)
70% of Freight Shipped by Truck, So Gas Spikes Hit EveryonePenn Today)
GM Building Batteries for Data Centers (Tech Crunch)
France Gives Trump a Bike (Domestique)

More Headlines at SBUSA, SBLA, and SBSF

Damien Newton

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