Thursday’s Headlines
Central Valley, Bay area taxes, and lots of local and national news on robotaxis.
9:59 AM PDT on September 24, 2026
- Fresno County Supes and Allies Launch Campaign Against Transpo. Tax (Fresno Bee)
- Op/Ed: CAHSRA Plan Betrays Merced (GV Wire)
- Restaurant in Encinitas Adds Paid Parking Causing Freakout (Union-Trib)
- Bay Transit Measure and Traffic (SFExaminer, EastBayTimes)
- LAX People Mover Delayed Again (LAT, KTLA)
- Waymo Partnering with Visa to Reimburse Customers’ Transit Fares (The Verge, LAT)
- Culver City Finalizing Autonomous Vehicle Regulations (CC Crossroads)
- Where Are Robotaxi Regs Heading Across US? (Eno Center for Transportation)
- Uber Plans to Invest $10 Billion in Robotaxis (Axios)
- Cops Not Taking Flock Concerns Seriously (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Another Hurricane Could Cause More Coastal Issues Near SD (Union-Trib)
Get national headlines at SBUSA, local headlines at SBLA and SBSF
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