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CA High-Speed Rail Approves Large Cost Overrun, Legislation Moves to Empower Inspector General, Unhinged Critics Criticize

The California Post tabloid newspaper arrives, and so does sensationalized criticism of California High-Speed Rail.

February 12, 2026

Another Conspiracy Theory, This One Around a Vehicle Miles Tax, Comes to California

"None of this required secret meetings or hidden language in the bill. It only required repetition — and the willingness to treat worst-case hypotheticals as settled fact."

February 10, 2026

California Bill Aims to Modernize Coastal Development Rules in Urban Transit-Rich Cities

New legislation is the first serious effort to reign in the Coastal Commission's purview over housing and transportation projects

February 9, 2026

The Week in Short Video

Protests, Equity, High-Speed Rail, and...bungees?

February 6, 2026

Talking Headways Podcast: Ed Roberts, Curb Cuts and the Origins of the Disability Movement

This week we’re joined by Professor Scot Danforth of Chapman University to discuss his book An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights. We chat about the origins of the disability movement, and creating access for all.

February 5, 2026

Bipartisan Team of Assemblymembers Introduce DUI/Traffic Safety Laws

After CalMatters reporting showed how CA is failing when it comes to holding drunk drivers accountable with deadly results, some legislators are trying (again) to strengthen the state's laws

February 2, 2026

Monday’s Headlines

The Alex Pretti rides were just one act of protest in California. And of course there's lots of other news out there too.

February 2, 2026

The Week In Short Videos

Delayed subways, transit measures, dangerous streets, and Alex Pretti rides

January 30, 2026