Thursday’s Headlines
All the headlines from up and down the Golden State.
10:36 AM PDT on August 20, 2026
- Police Confiscate Truck Used in SaMo Bollard Massacre (Next)
- Sacramento Regional Transit Corridor Construction In Final Phase (SacBee)
- San Diego Is Rare Big City w/o Bike Share (Union-Trib)
- Call to Bring Back Red Light Cameras (EastBayTimes)
- More on Oakland Speed Cameras (SFChron)
- Commentary: “Flexing” Funds Isn’t the Answer to Bay Area Transit Agencies’ Fiscal Woes (SPUR)
- More Schools Banning E-Bikes/Scooters (OC Register)
- Amazon Makes Deliveries in Culver City by Cargo Bike (Crossroads)
- LAX People Mover Was Supposed to Be Ready for World Cup, Maybe Olympics? (LAT)
- Trump Wants More Cars Near Protected Federal Land Because of Course He Does (Field and Stream)
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