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  • Long-range study shows commuting by bike brings lower risks for mortality, disease, hospitalization, mental health problems. And they say it’s dangerous! (BMJ Public Health)
  • Put a bow on Santa Rosa’s Southeast Greenway; it was never going to be a highway (Press Democrat)
  • SMART board approves five-year strategic plan to reach Cloverdale, increase ridership (Marin Independent Journal)
  • Public transit options to the Rose Parade are expanding (Pasadena Now)
  • San Diego trolley riders feel safer these days (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • Santa Maria looking for public input on new route to San Luis Obispo (KEYT)
  • Safety improvements planned for Stevens Creek Blvd transit corridor (San Jose Spotlight)
  • Caltrain, San Mateo County officials are skeptical about transit measure options (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  • CA congressional delegation pushes for high-speed rail funding (Senator Padilla)
  • 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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