Friday’s Headlines
HSR fallout, Becerra and VMT, Halloween and More...
8:50 AM PDT on October 30, 2026
- More on HSR CEO Resignation (SFChron, SFStandard)
- More on HSR Train Orders (MassTransit)
- More on LA-Anaheim Environmental Documents (Mass Transit Mag)
- Becerra Mulls Mileage Tax (Hoodline)
- Crazy People Threaten Becerra Recall (KQED)
- Tomorrow Night One of the Most Dangerous of the Year (Quartz)
- Caltrain’s Ridership Grew by 50% Last Year Due to Electrification (Metro Magazine)
- State Going After Oceanside for Dodging State Housing Requirements, SB79 (Union-Trib)
- Berkeley’s Infrastructure Bond (Berkeleyside)
- Opponent of Fresno Council Candidate Charged with Fake DUI Retracts Call for Dropout (Fresno Bee)
- Diesel Price Spike (SacBee)
- Ice Agents, Human Traffickers, or Just Punks? (Fresno Land)
- More on Flooding in Coastal California (Guardian)
- Ocean Beach Could Flood this Winter (SFChron)
Get national headlines at SBUSA, local headlines at SBLA and SBSF
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