Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:55 AM PDT on April 9, 2021
- Metro Board Appoints Stephanie Wiggins As CEO (Daily News, LAT, The Source)
- Environmental Lawsuit Blocks Sprawling Tejon Ranch Development (LAT, Center for Biological Diversity)
- COVID Variants Spreading In L.A. (LAT)
- Justice L.A. Coalition Keeps Racking Up Abolitionist Victories (Guardian)
- Metro’s Regional Connector Subway Explained (RMTransit YouTube)
- Metro Re-Opening Stations Portals Closed Under COVID (The Source)
- Metrolink Receives $59,000 Grant To Deter Suicide On Tracks (Daily News)
- Supportive Housing Planned In South L.A.’s Florence Neighborhood (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Driver Killed Crashing Into Light Pole In Santa Fe Springs (Whittier Daily News)
…Pedestrian Killed On 60 Freeway In Boyle Heights (Eastsider)
…Pedestrian Killed On 5 Freeway Near Atwater Village (Eastsider) - Why Value Capture Should Not Apply To Parking (Better Institutions)
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