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Monday’s Headlines

The saga of the Fresno County Transportation Tax and the Supervisors' temper tantrum gets worse. Traffic Safety, TOD, Speed Cameras, Trump and heat waves round out the headlines.

By Damien Newton

10:15 AM PDT on August 3, 2026

Fresno Supes Hire Firm That Crafted Dumb Transportation Tax to Study (and Delay) Good Transportation Tax (Fresno Bee)
Parents Facing Charges for Kids Riding E-Bikes/Motos Illegally (OC Register)
Can Cars Pass Bikes on Roads? (SacBee)
- Yes, Provided They Do It Safely
Transit Adjacent Housing Coming to Palo Alto? (SFGate)
Speed Cameras Arrive in Long Beach (LB Post)
Speed Cameras Delayed in LA (CBS2)
World Cup a “Dry Run” for LA Transit and Olympics (LAT)
Trump/Duff’s Transit Cuts Will Cost NY and CAL Billions (Governing).
World Class Cities Continued Bike Momentum Started in Pandemic (Momentum)
Record Gas Prices = Record Oil Industry Profits(Associated Press)
Bureaucracy Hinders Transit Projects(Government Tech)
HEAT WAVE (SacBee)

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Damien Newton

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