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By Joe Linton

9:44 AM PDT on May 19, 2021

Editorial: Councilmember de León Heads In Wrong Direction On Livability Leadership (LAT)
County Supervisors Want To Make Sheriff Release Names Of Shooters (LAT)
In Mental Health Crisis, David Ordaz Was Shot And Killed By Sheriff’s Deputies (LAist)
Car Crashes Down, Fatalities Up (Crosstown)
Worldwide Ride Of Silence Tonight (Biking in L.A.)
Proposed New County Homelessness Agency Could Have More Authority (LAT)
Long Beach Makes Temporary COVID Parklets Permanent (LB Press Telegram)
County Approves $34M For East L.A. Supportive Housing (Urbanize)
19-Story Beverly Grove Tower Proposal Moving Forward (Urbanize)
County Looks To Develop Standard ADU Plans (Urbanize)
How Car Culture Shaped Midcentury L.A. Architecture (LAist)
UCLA Professor Michael Manville On How Parking Requirements Harm Cities (Atlantic)

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