Friday’s Headlines
Lyft, HSR (both of them), Cameras, Fare Hikes, and More...
8:20 AM PDT on October 2, 2026
- Lyft Agreed to pay California drivers $272 Million to Settle Wage Theft Suit (Reuters, SacBee)
- Brightline’s Financial Issues Shouldn’t Hamper LA-LV HSR (OC Reg)
- Newsom Vetos CAHSRA Oversight Bill (CalMatters)
- Transit Riders Bear Big MTC Fare Hike in SD (Union-Trib)
- Metrolink Must Complete Safety Audit (OC Reg)
- Another Death Where a Bike Safety Project Was Killed by Politics (Biking in LA)
- Malibu Speed Camera Test Found More Than 100,000 Speed Violations In Less Than 10 Days (KTLA)
- More On L.A. City Speed Cameras (LAist, KTLA, Eastsider)
- More on Long Beach Speed Cameras (OC Reg)
- How Did Newsom’s “Return to Work” Order Impact Traffic in Sac? (SacBee)
- Transportation Among Challenges at Berkeley After School Program (Berkeleyside)
- Newsom Vetos Bill Limiting Future Employment Options for Trump’s Secret Police (Fresno Bee)
- Consumer Affairs ranks the Bay Area, New York, Washington, Seattle and Salt Lake City as Cities w/Best Transit
- Buildings Come and Go, but Streets Last Forever (CNU Public Square)
- There’s Gonna Be a HEATWAVE, Part 4,325 (Union-Trib)
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