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Good morning. Streetsblog California will be taking a break on Monday.
Stay safe and have a good weekend. Oh, and here’s some news:

  • We don’t have a wildfire crises. We have an everything crisis (CP&DR)
  • More on CARB pulling back request for waiver on clean trucks ahead of Trump administration (The Guardian)
  • Some notes on Newsom’s budget proposal (CalMatters)
    • …and some climate takeaways (Legal Planet)
  • Webinar: How the LA fires are fueled by climate change (Covering Climate Now)
  • Bill would speed up light rail, bus lane conversions (Press Telegram)
  • San Diego transit faces deficit, mulls options – none good (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • Sebastopol is reimagining its downtown, with a CA Sustainable Transportation Planning grant (Sebastopol Times)
  • Santa Barbara’s Bike Month celebration, CycleMAYnia, offers mini-grants to help groups plan bike-related activities (Independent)
  • A fun bit of history: Southern California tunnels (Daily Bulletin)
  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 27, 2026
    It’s kind of crazy to see all these efforts to increase pollution and all the preparations for Super El Niño in the same headlines roundup.
  • Open Letter to Mayor Lurie: What if it Were Your Child Under That Tent on Market Street?
    by The Editorial Team
    August 26, 2026
    Yebin Kim died because of a grotesquely political decision to cancel the protected bike lanes planned for Market Street. This situation can’t be permitted to continue
  • Subregion Elects Santa Clarita’s Patsy Ayala To Metro Board, Pending Final County Approval
    by The Editorial Team
    August 26, 2026
    The North County and San Fernando Valley subregion is selecting their replacement for retiring Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian. Today the selection committee chose Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Patsy Ayala over Lancaster Vice Mayor Lauren Hughes-Leslie.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 26, 2026
    An increasingly sarcastic set of headlines perhaps heralds that I shouldn’t do them before coffee.
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