Thursday’s Headlines
Ballot measures, free transit, fast trains, Flock, cybercabs and more...
9:20 AM PDT on August 13, 2026
- City of Fresno Keeps Ballot Measure, Possible Competition for County’s (Fresno Bee)
- Bass’ Free Transit Proposal Comes with Price Tag, Service Cuts (LAist)
- Bill to Let HSR Authority Actually Build HSR (SacBee)
- Auditor Says CAHSRA Has “Transparency Concerns” (Fresno Bee)
- More Police Using Flock. More Pushback (SacBee)
- Fresno Police Look to Tap Into Private Flocks (Fresno Bee)
- Tesla’s Cybercab Unleashed on San Francisco (SFChron)
- Weighing the Cost of Improving Downtown La Mesa Trolley (Union-Trib)
- Can Driving Be Fun? (LAT)
- Dems: Maybe Trump Is Holding Up Grants for Political Purposes (NYT)
- Duffman Lives in Fantasy Land: Bikes Don’t Cause Congestion(Bloomberg Government)
- Despite Tariffs We’re Still Buying Buses (Smart Cities Dive)
- Leno Law Helps Classic Cars Pollute (SacBee)
- Governor’s Race a Snooze (LAT)
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