Monday’s Headlines
Duffy's Corruption in Plain View, Global Warming, Underwater Highway Projects, Sunset Dunes and More....
9:54 AM PDT on August 24, 2026
- More Funding for Caltrans’s Underwater Highway Boondoogle (MarinIJ, ABC7)
- Judge Picked for Lawsuit Over Fresno County Transpo. Tax (Fresnoland)
- Should Sunset Dunes Get Jack Hammered Away? (SFChron)
- Judge Won’t Stop Sunset Dunes-Killing Prop. G (MissionLocal)
- Bike Lane Project Coming to PCH in Huntington Beach (LAist)
- Federal Funding Has Greater Impact on Rural Transit (Futurism)
- Fresno Unified Hires Temporary SUV Drivers to Shuttle Students (Fresno Bee)
- SoPas Community Meeting on Pair of Street Makeovers (Colorado Blvd.)
- CBS News Ran Another High-Speed Rail Piece
- Tech Making Cars More Expensive (The Atlantic; paywall)
- Duffman’s Corruption Roadtrip Is Available to Stream (The Guardian)
- Heat Dome Sticking Around (SacBee, Union Trib)
- El Niño Is Here (LAT)
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