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Good morning. Here’s what we’re reading today:

  • Outgoing BART Director Rebecca Saltzman discusses the ups and downs of twelve years on the BART board (Berkeleyside)
  • CARB says Pedal Ahead founder Ed Clancy is no longer involved in e-bike incentive program (San Diego Union Tribune)
  • How can we make progress on transit during the next administration? (San José Spotlight)
  • A commuting resolution for 2025: Ride the bus (Bloomberg)
  • Muni makes plans for a new bus yard (Mass Transit)
  • Monterey County transportation agency outlines its 2024 achievements (King City Rustler)
  • High-speed rail projects – like The Portal – face uncertain funding (SF Examiner)
  • CA High-speed Rail Program celebrates another class of graduates from its training center (Mass Transit)
  • California emission rules force old diesel ferries to retire – but really they just move elsewhere (Richmond Confidential)
  • California’s transition to zero-emission trucks is happening, despite pushback, “growing pains” (East Bay Times)
  • Growing energy demand, rising costs, worsening climate impacts will shape state action in 2025 (ClimateWire)
  • US Treasury finalizes hydrogen tax credit rules, with some guardrails to avoid encouraging more emissions. Did they get it right? (Heatmap)
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 24, 2026
    Duffy’s Corruption in Plain View, Global Warming, Underwater Highway Projects, Sunset Dunes and More….
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    August 21, 2026
    LA is repaving the wrong streets, heavy cars are deadly, welcome to Streetsblog San Diego, and more on the craziness of Muni’s ban of bikes on trains.
  • Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    Three years into Councilmember Raman’s push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design – without eliminating car lanes but with “signal modifications” – will be “forthcoming… very soon.”
  • Weekend Roundup: Transit Month, AC Transit Ghost Buses…
    by The Editorial Team
    August 21, 2026
    …and Emeryville posting lower speed limits
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