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8:29 AM PDT on May 8, 2019

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    • Steve Lopez On SB50, High-Density Housing, and Historic Neighborhoods (LAT)
    • Exide Elevates Toxic Lead Levels In Baby Teeth Nearby (L.A. Taco)
    • Person Stabbed Outside MacArthur Park Subway Station (ABC7)
    • Nipsey Hussle's Plan To Beat Gentrification (LAT)
    • Lyft And Uber Drivers Striking - Today (LAT, Curbed, LAist)
    • Bird Is Also Selling E-Scooters (LAT)
    • 2028 L.A. Olympics To Be Held In Toronto Because of Tax Incentives (Onion)

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