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Donald Trump’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) came to Southern California yesterday to hold a hearing on the federal government’s plans to open up California’s coastal waters to oil and gas drilling, floating nuclear power plants (really!), rocket testing, and other questionable uses. Trump is using NOAA to challenge California’s – and only California’s – right to protect its coastlines. Reopening this can of worms raises the possibility that the state could lose some of its longstanding authority to protect its coastline should it succeed.

Read more about it — and about a new study about cities falling short in implementing Vision Zero policies — at the links below.

Friday Video: Inside the Global Far-Right Push To Rip Out Bike Lanes
Friday Video: Inside the Global Far-Right Push To Rip Out Bike Lanes
By Streetsblog
October 23, 2026
Toronto might be in the center of the fight to resist bike lane teardown today. But if some far-right politicians have their way, this fight won’t be the last.
Friday’s Headlines Shoot Themselves in the Foot
Friday’s Headlines Shoot Themselves in the Foot
By Blake Aued
October 23, 2026
Gas taxes pay for transit, too, so what happens when politicians pander to voters, and the highway trust fund runs dry?
Talking Headways Podcast: A More Humanized Experience in Honolulu
Talking Headways Podcast: A More Humanized Experience in Honolulu
By Jeff Wood
October 22, 2026
If we look transit just as a distance issue, but as a time issue, performance should be discussed as one big whole.
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