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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)
  • Streetsblog San Diego: Finish the Rapid 215
    by Damien Newton
    July 27, 2026
    It should not be controversial to prioritize a full bus over a line of single occupancy vehicles.
  • Oakland’s Franklin Street Protected Bike Lane Nears Completion
    by The Editorial Team
    July 27, 2026
    Can “robust routine bikeway upgrades” become the norm when a city repaves a street?
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    July 27, 2026
    I’m back at the con. Streetsblog CAL will resume normal publishing/video/podcasting today.
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    July 24, 2026
    L.A. mega-event transportation past and future, high-speed rail, that D is getting longer, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on bicycling
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