Headlines, August 21
By
Roger Rudick
8:46 AM PDT on August 21, 2026
- Many Drivers Speeding Through Oakland Aren’t From Oakland (Oaklandside, KQED)
- Trump Trying to Crush California’s Environmental Policies (SFExaminer)
- State’s E-Bike Program is Done, But They’ll Pay You to Buy Cars (Berkeleyside)
- More on E-Bike Legislation (DailyJournal)
- Developers Want to Build Apartments Again (SFChron)
- Rockridge May Keep its Trader Joe’s (SFGate)
- Letters: My Convenience Should Trump Bike Safety (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: Safety vs. Traffic at Tamalpais Junction (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Dan Walters Still Hates HSR (EastBayTimes)
- Commentary: More Thoughts on Sunset Dunes (SFChron)
- Commentary: Sec. Duffy’s ‘Road Trip’ is all Grift (LATimes)
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