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  • 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)
  • Tuesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    August 18, 2026
    A Santa Monica driver makes the case for concrete road dividers, More CAHSRA shenanigans, Rideshare and AV news, Mayor Bass Almost Fills a pothole and more…
  • Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd.
    by The Editorial Team
    August 18, 2026
    A community reels as family and friends try to make sense of a senseless loss
  • At Vigil, Advocates Demand a Safer Market Street
    by The Editorial Team
    August 17, 2026
    When the previous mayoral administration cancelled the protected bike lanes, they sentenced a future cyclists or scooterist to death. The person’s name turned out to be Yebin Kim.
  • Legislative Update: Only Floor Votes Left
    by Damien Newton
    August 17, 2026
    There’s only floor votes left in this session, meaning there’s more legislation that has fallen to the side.
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