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Good morning.
2025 seems to have started with bad news,
but that’s not all that’s going on. Here’s more:

  • Some New Year’s Resolutions for biking (Momentum Mag)
  • Metro offers other ideas (than a gondola) for getting to Dodger Stadium without a car (Urbanize)
  • California’s high-speed rail visionary: Ron Diridon (Trains)
  • Outgoing Muni chief talks about the real reasons robotaxis are bad for SF (SF Chronicle)
  • A video explainer about CA’s new daylighting law (Streetfilms)
  • Surge in crashes on Highway 1 near Lompoc leads to Caltrans considering safety fixes: There should be a chance to weigh in (Santa Maria Times)
  • How the Netherlands tracks bicycle traffic (We Love Cycling)
  • MTC grants $36 million to SF to build safer roads near affordable housing (SF.Gov)
  • ICYMI: If you bike to work, you live longer (Momentum Mag)
  • Your January power bill is going up only slightly – according to PG&E (SF Chronicle)
  • PG&E says rates will stabilize this year (Sacramento Bee)
  • 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.
  • There’s One Week Left. Help Us Make Our Summer Goal
    by Damien Newton
    August 25, 2026
    We’re just under 3/4 of the way there with one week left. Help us pedal over the finish line!
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