Monday’s Headlines
Trump Wants to Drill in our water, today's a good day to tell him no and a ton of local news from up and down the state.
9:48 AM PDT on August 10, 2026
- Trump’s War on California’s Environment Has Hearing in SaMo Today (Chron, LAT)
- The Fresno Bee Recaps the Insanity Around Transpo. Tax Renewal
- City of Fresno Places Tax on Ballot In Case County Tax Doesn’t Qualify (Fresnoland)
- E-Bike Wars Exploding in OC (SF Gate)
- San Diego Launches E-Bike Safety Campaign (Fox 5)
- Taking Muni or a Scooter to ‘Outside Lands’ (ABC7)
- Seven El Sereno Caltrans 710 Freeway Homes Sold to First Time Buyers (Eastsider)
- Flock Planned to Use Ride Share for Rolling Surveillance State (404 Media)
- CA Says License Plate Data Safe…But Nothing Safe from Flock (SacBee)
- I-80 Bridge Over Bay to Close for 53 Hours (SacBee)
- Shock Study: Places Where People Drive Less Have Fewer Crashes (Journal of Transport and Sustainability)
- Aging out of Driving is Sad, but Nothing About the Danger to People Outside their Cars? (SFChron)
- Heatwaves Trigger So Cal Forest Fires (KTLA, LAT, SC Signal)
Get national headlines at SBUSA, local headlines at SBLA and SBSF
Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.
More from Streetsblog California
The Week in Short Video
A questionable protected bikeway project, Fresno County Transit Tax, Environmentalists Revolt, and Headlines You Might Have Missed.
August 7, 2026
Transit Briefs: BART Train Length and Schedule Changes, Muni Increasing Service …
...and Woodstock blows a gasket
August 6, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: What Does It Cost to Build a Bus?
Lisa Jerram of APTA and Philip Plotch of the Eno Center for Transportation explain the state of bus manufacturing and why buses cost so much.
August 6, 2026
Commentary: Caltrans, Aren’t we Entitled to the Same Safety You Provide for Yourselves?
Caltrans staff routinely expose the public to a level of risk that they don't tolerate for themselves
August 6, 2026