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

  • Bay Area transit agencies debut new maps and signs (Contra Costa Herald)
  • Will LA Mayor choose a resident of the San Fernando Valley for the Metro board? (LA Times)
  • Storm damage forces SMART to extend weekend maintenance/testing closure for another day (Newsbreak)
  • Jerry Brown sees a silver lining in the November election results (Politico)
  • Supreme Court to hear lawsuit from industries who claim to be indirectly affected by California emissions standards (CalMatters, NBC News)
  • Postal service electric trucks are way behind schedule (Washington Post)
  • A look back at Eduardo Garcia’s twenty years in the state Assembly (Coachella Valley Independent)
  • Newsom’s Climate Record Is Better Than Most Governors. That’s Not Good Enough.
    by Damien Newton
    September 22, 2026
    Encouraging numbers from CARB are good, but the state needs a dramatic change in its transportation funding.
  • Tuesday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    September 22, 2026
    Funding and gas prices.
  • Where the Battles Against Harmful Highways and Hyper-Scale Data Centers Collide
    by The Editorial Team
    September 21, 2026
    Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
  • Newsom Signs Budget Trailers, Saves Bike Lanes in Encinitas, Blocks Them in L.A.
    by Damien Newton
    September 21, 2026
    Politics over ideology as the legislature and governor step in with wildly different results for bike-friendly Encinitas and car-friendly Los Angeles.
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    September 21, 2026
    I thought the headlines were going bad, and that was before I saw the SacBee having to explain open container laws.
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