Wednesday’s Headlines
It's the last day for the governor to take action on legislation.
9:46 AM PDT on September 30, 2026
- Legislature Didn’t Help CAHSRA (CalMatters)
- Following Veto, CEQA Fight Moves to Ballot (SacBee)
- Becerra/Hilton Debate Tonight (Union-Trib, CNN)
- Newsom “Paddles to the Right” (OC Register)
- “People’s Vision Zero” Keeps Painting DIY Crosswalks in LA (NBC4)
- 12% of E-Bike at OC Elementary/Middle Schools Are Legal (OC Reg)
- 1/2 of Parents Say Their Kids Were Nearly Victims of Traffic Violence In Morning Commute (Jalopnik)
- Santa Monica Doesn’t Have an Official Safe Routes to Schools Plan? (Next)
- Bay Can’t Stop Scofflaw Drivers on Bay Bridge Bus Lanes (SF Chron)
- Oakland’s Scraper Bikes Are Still Cool (Roads.cc)
- AAA: Average annual cost of Car Ownership Has Risen to More Nearly $13,000.
- Traffic Congestion Is Self Torture (Planetizen)
- Kelvin Waves, Super El Niño…Climate Change Repercussions Are Here (Guardian)
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