Friday’s Headlines
So much confusion and delay.
10:26 AM PDT on August 14, 2026
- Why Did CAHSRA Halve Train Order from 6 to 3? (Rail Pro)
- LADOT Installing Barriers To Make Deadly Vista Del Mar Safer (KCAL)
- More On Destination Crenshaw Delays (LAT)
- More On LAX People Mover Delays (LAT)
- More on High-Speed Rail Delays (Fresno Bee)
- More On Bass Kinda Pledging Fareless Metro Transit, Again (LAist short)
- Bass Intervened to Keep Forest Lawn Drive Dangerous, Now Someone Is Dead (Biking in LA)
- Caltrain Ups Budget for Downtown Connector (DailyJournal)
- San Diego Officially Starts Youth E-Bike Crackdown (CBS 8)
- Folsom Residents Worried About Traffic (SacBee)
- Congress Stiffing Transit (Beth Osborne)
- Bi-Partisan Hatred for Flock (NYT)
- Will Congress Get Rid of Tax Write-Off for Municipal Bonds? (Governing)
- Sick of High Gas Prices? Try Corn. (OC Reg)
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