Wednesday’s Headlines
CalMatters Has Their Own Legislative Update. It's Bleaker Than Ours.
9:42 AM PDT on August 19, 2026
- CalMatters: State Legislature Failing on Deadly Driving
- Shills Sue to Stop Bay Transit Funding Measure (MercNews, KQED)
- LA Activists Coming for Her Role Keeping Road Deadly (Biking in LA)
- More on Caltrans Widening Underwater Highway (SFChron)
- Fresno Bee Wants to Know What Roads Need Fixing
- Will Drivers Who Pass Parked School Buses Get Tickets? (SacBee)
- Maybe
- Yosemite Claims More Visitors, Less Congestion (Fresno Bee)
- OC Reg. Editorial on LAX Rail Fiasco
- California Commission Approves Expanding Waymo Service In So Cal (LAT, NBC4)
- California Will Start Regulating Tires (Union-Trib)
- Traffic Deaths Spike on Days of Major Music Releases(CNN)
- Bollards, Extensions Not a Cure-All, But Do Help (University of Minnesota)
- CA Dems Rally Against Voter ID Bill (SacBee)
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