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Wednesday’s Headlines

An increasingly sarcastic set of headlines perhaps heralds that I shouldn't do them before coffee.

By Damien Newton

7:53 AM PDT on August 26, 2026

Anyway, here's Dolly Parton and Cher on a bicycle.

Developer, Central Valley City, Plan for Homes in High-Speed Rail Path (CA Post)
CAHSRA Asks for Comments on Proposed Maintenance Cites (Fresno Bee)
Feds. Coming for State’s Coastal Protections…(Good Times)
…But to Be Fair, So Is Newsom (SMDP)
LA Jumps In to E-Bike/E-Moto Regulation Game… (OC Reg.)
…By Asking for “Study” “Within 90 Days” (My News LA)
Bike Lanes Blamed for Closing of Fresno Iced Cream Shop (Fresno Bee)
Coronado Bridge Getting Anti-Suicide Barrier, Whither Protections? (Union-Trib)
Play Ball! LA Rescinds 1936 Law Banning Ball on Sidewalks, Streets (Daily News)
Duffman’s Road Grift Actually Makes Roads Less Safe (LAT)
Police Still Do Hands-Free Phone Stings? (Pasadena Now)
Amtrak’s Airo Trains, rolling out in Pacific Northwest, Are Cleaner, Faster and More Reliable than Old Ones (Grist)
3 % of voters know Fed. Gas Tax Has Not Been Raised Since 1993 (WaPo)
Private Eye <clap,clap>Is Watching You…Actually, It’s Just Flock (LAT)

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Damien Newton

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