Wednesday’s Headlines
Apparently, the state's retreat on cap-and-trade is big news.
11:18 AM PDT on July 8, 2026
- More on EJ Groups Fighting Back on CARB Cave to Oil Industry (LAT, EE)
- Waymo Begins Driverless Testing in SD (Union-Trib)
- Newish Santa Clarita Bike Park a Hot Stop for Mountain Bikers (CBS2)
- Another Station for the SMART Train? (SFChron)
- Rep Friedman Announces $500M For Metrolink, Bus Stop Improvements
- End of Biden Transpo Funding Has Agencies Scrambling (Railway News)
- Video Shows What Happens at Sac. Homeless Sweep (SacBee)
- What Do Rural Amtrak-Riding R’s Think of Trump Cuts? (Mother Jones)
- Business, Labor, Tech Flood Becerra Campaign (SacBee)
- Spencer Pratt Meets with Trump (OC Reg.)
- Too Darn Hot (KTLA, KCAL, Spectrum1, Daily News)
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