Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton

9:08 AM PDT on June 7, 2021

Meet L.A. Transit Superfan Kenny Uong (LAT)
Watch 100+ Years Of L.A. Area Rail Expansion/Contraction (Metro Liner YouTube)
DA Gascón Promise To Review Police Killings Hits Roadblocks (LAT)
Carnage: Lancaster Wrong-Way Driver Kills Four People (Antelope Valley Times)...Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Gardena (Daily Breeze)...Long Beach Driver Kills Two People (LB Press-Telegram)...One Person Killed In Crash On 710 Freeway In Long Beach (LB Press-Telegram)
Big Rig Flips On 210 Freeway In San Dimas, Hit By Loose Tire (SGV Tribune)
LAPD Investigating Video Of People Being Slapped On Metro Trains (KTLA)
Supportive Housing Planned For Chatsworth (Urbanize)
Two Recall Elections For Industrial City of Vernon This Year (Daily News)

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