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By Joe Linton

8:55 AM PDT on August 17, 2020

New Metro Budget Doesn’t Clearly Include NextGen Bus Study (Investing in Place)
…Facing A Cash Crunch Will Metro Put Riders First? (Transit Center)
Santa Monica Ending Breeze Bike-Share In November (SMDP)
Neighbors Petitioning For Protected Bike Lane On Franklin In Los Feliz (Change.org)
Pasadena Police Shoot, Kill Man Who Refused Search At Traffic Stop (LAist)
5-Story Mixed Use Planned Near Crenshaw Line Hyde Park Station (Urbanize)
Burbank Launches Zoning Update For Airport/Metrolink Adjacent Area (Urbanize)
It’s Another Global Warming Worsened Fire Season (Daily News, LAT)
…Death Valley Hits Highest Temp On Earth: 130F (LAT)

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