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By Joe Linton

9:05 AM PDT on April 30, 2020

L.A. County Offers Free Coronavirus Testing For All (Eastsider, Daily News, LAT)
L.A. County COVID-19 Cases Top 22,000 (LAT)
…L.A. County Seeing Surge, Especially In Group Settings (LAT)
LADOT Announces COVID-19 Open Streets Pilot In Del Rey Neighborhood (DRNC Twitter)
…Then Promptly Cancels/Postpones It (DRNC Twitter, Biking in L.A.)
…San Diego Planning Open Streets (LAT)
…Chicago One Of Few Big Cities Not Opening Streets (SB Chicago)
Pasadena Adding “Slow Down” Signs To Streets (Pasadena Now)
Carnage: Man Killed in Compton Car Crash (SGV Tribune)
Unstatable Looks Into Inglewood’s Planned People-Mover
Justin Kim Campaign Donations Led To City Hall Bribery Scandal (LAT)

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