Thursday’s Headlines
It's a mega-stack today.
9:45 AM PDT on October 1, 2026
- Poll: Will CAHSRA Lay Track By the End of the Year? (KMPH)
- Merced and California HSR (SFChron)
- Becerra and Hilton Debate Housing (MarinIJ)
- Debate Summary: Candidates Say Other Is Terrible at Everything (SacBee)
- Long Beach Speed Camera Program Benefits and Concerns (LB Watchdog)
- San Diego Sued Over License Plate Readers (Union-Trib)
- Don’t Believe Scare Quotes, Olympics Will Make Commutes Better (Torched)
- Major Repaving Plan in Fresno (Fresno Bee)
- Trump Oil Dependency Update:
- Cuts to Oil Efficiency Standards (NYT)
- Increased Reliance on Fossil Fuels, Foreign and Domestic (Heatmap)
- Dependency Major Cause of Rising Gas Prices (Autoblog)
- China’s EV Chargers Better Than Ours (Ars Technica)
- In Europe, EVs Cheaper Than Gas Powered Cars (Transport and Environment)
- Gas Tax Cuts Have Minimal Impact on Price (Politico)
- Biden’s Transpo. Bill Expired at Midnight, Cuts to Transit Incoming (Smart Cities Dive)
- Prop. 45 Campaign Quietly Sends Money to GOP Leader’s Campaign (SacBee)
- SoCal “Heat Wave” To Last Into Mid-October (LAT)
Get national headlines at SBUSA, local headlines at SBLA and SBSF
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