Tuesday’s Headlines
Transit continues to thrive in California even as advocates have to sue the state to try and stop a funding disaster.
9:38 AM PDT on July 28, 2026
- Plaintiffs Explain Lawsuit Against Caltrans/CARB (SacBee)
- San Francisco Mayor Backs National Robotaxi Rules (Politico)
- Finding Private Investors for High-Speed Rail (Grist)
- Grand Jury: Red Light Runners Plague Intersection (Fresno Bee)
- Berkeley’s November Ballot Includes Infrastructure (Berkeleyside)
- Appeals Court Rules on License Plate Privacy (Union-Trib)
- Ridership Up at LA Metro, Metrolink, Metro Bike Share (L.A. Local)
- Here’s One of the Most Car-Brained Candidates for Office (Times of SD)
- Trump 47 Has Not Signed Off on One Transit Grant (NYT)
- World Cup News: America Does Stadium Planning Wrong (Transportation for America)
- 1/3 of Drivers with New Car Loans Underwater on Them (Detroit Free Press)
- Temps. Sizzling in SoCal (OC Reg)
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