Tuesday’s Headlines
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9:42 AM PDT on August 4, 2026
- Feds. Say CAHSRA Didn’t Buy Trains, Can’t Get Fed. Funds (CBS, SJ Sun)
- Legislators Try To Bypass Incompetent Fresno Supes on Ballot Measure (Fresno Bee)
- LA Metro System Homelessness Down 57% Since 2024 (Pasadena Now)
- Caltrain Cuts if Regional Measure Fails (VoiceofSF)
- Vision Zero Still Failing in LA (ABC7)
- Feds. Let Zoox Robotaxis Deploy up to 5,000 vehicles in SF (The Verge)
- Waymo Behavior Harder to Decipher (VoiceofSF)
- It’s National Night Out (Union-Trib)
- Telework for State Workers Could Save Millions (SacBee)
- American’s #1 Fear? Car Crashes (Jalopnik)
- CAL GOP Switches Leaders (SacBee)
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