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CalMatters Has Their Own Legislative Update. It's Bleaker Than Ours.

By Damien Newton

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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Damien Newton

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