Wednesday’s Headlines
Downtown San Mateo looks pretty cool, LAX, and much more...
12:13 PM PDT on June 24, 2026
- San Mateo Thrives with a Car-Free Main Street (ABC7)
- San Diego Unveils Age Limit, Double Rider Ban for E-Bikes (Union-Trib)
- Dorado Hills Considers Road Widening for Future Costco (SacBee)
- LAX People Mover Didn’t Meet the WC Moment (LAT)
- Alternate Headline: LAX People Mover Won’t Open Before October (LAT)
- Work Begins for LAX Ped. Bridge (OC Register)
- Oakland Roads are Getting Safer? (Oaklandside)
- Can I Smoke with a Kid in the Car? (SacBee)
- No
- It Takes About 2 Years for an EV to Payoff Environmentally (Jalopnik)
- Euros Pushing Smaller EVs (The Guardian)
- Collapse of Fed. Support for EV Chargers Has Led to Red State Lag (Brookings)
- Trump Threatens Cali’s ABC Stations. Write the FCC (Fresno Bee)
- Progressive Livable Streets Candidates Winning NYC Elections (SBNYC)
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