Wednesday’s Headlines
Bay Area Transit's "Make or Break" as ridership surges, while cuts are coming in SoCal.
10:10 AM PDT on October 14, 2026
- RTM Could “Make or Break” Transit in Bay (Politico)
- Commentary: Support the Muni Measure Too! (SFStandard)
- BART Ridership Surges (ABC7)
- Metrolink Proposes Further Cuts (OC Reg)
- Review of Recently Passed Housing Laws (Union-Trib)
- R’s Calling for CAHSRA CEO to Step Down (KCRA)
- Off Duty ICE Agent Who Assaulted Fresno Homeowner Charged (Fresno Bee)
- Fresnoland’s Know Your Rights When ICE Comes
- PCH Closed in OC Over Hillside Crack (LAT)
- USA’s Ped Deaths Twice That of Other Developed Nations. Duffman’s Policies Will Kill More (The Guardian)
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