Thursday’s Headlines
Street violence edition.
9:52 AM PDT on August 6, 2026
- Candidate Calls for Recall of Fresno Supervisor Chair (Fresno Bee)
- Why Is Homicide by Car Treated as Lesser Murder (SacBee)
- More on Muni Service Increases (NBCBayArea, VoiceofSF, LocalNewsMatters)
- One Mom Doesn’t Accept “Accident” from Cops After Kids’ Death (SacBee)
- Woman Seeks Help After Car Crashes into Home/Business (LB Post)
- State Still Making Progress on Emissions Goals (AEM)
- Home Prices Rising So Fast, Even 0% Mortgages Unaffordable (OC Reg)
- SD Home Ownership Cheaper Than Some Others (Union-Trib)
- Senate Stopgag Transportation Bill Actually a $38 Billion Cut (News From the States)
- Uber’s Defense in Sexual Assault Lawsuits Is to Blame Victims (New York Times)
- EPA No Longer Collecting Data on Benefits of EVs (The Equation)
- The Urbanist: Here’s All the Crazy Ways Trump Is Hurting Us on Transportation
- LA Times Wants to Hear from Cat Walkers
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