Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:58 AM PDT on June 17, 2020
- CA COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rising (LAT)
- Metro Bus Operator Dies From COVID-19 (The Source)
- Metro Completes Beverly Hills Subway Construction Decking, Reopens Wilshire (The Source)
- Signal Hill Hit-and-Run Driver Severely Injures Cyclist (Biking in L.A.)
- L.A. Takes Step Toward Taxing Vacant Units (LAist)
- LAPD Racked Up $40M In Overtime During Recent Protests (LAT)
- Proposal For Unarmed Specialists To Handle Drug and Mental Health Calls (LAT, LAist)
- Police Union Mailer Targets Council President Nury Martinez (@AlpertReyes Twitter)
- Unemployment Hitting L.A.’s Black Communities Hard (LAist)
- Moment Of Truth For California High-Speed Rail (LAT)
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