Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:52 AM PDT on August 18, 2021
- L.A. County Tuesday: 2,907 COVID Cases, 30 Deaths (Daily News, AV Times)
…Half Of OC Pediatric ICU Beds Are Full With COVID Patients (LAist)
…LAT Editorial Gives LAUSD Reopening High Marks - L.A. City Studies Transportation Improvements on Huntington Drive (Urbanize)
- Long Beach Plans Speed Limit Decreases In Belmont Shore (LB Post)
- New Bike Lanes on Colfax (@Ciclavalley Twitter)
- Carnage: Driver Kills Pedestrian On 5 Freeway In Silver Lake (Daily News)
…Driver Charged With Murder In Deliberate Crash In Anaheim (SGV Tribune) - 8-Unit Supportive Housing Coming Near L Line’s Indiana Station (Urbanize)
- Bike the Vote L.A. Takes A Hiatus (Biking in L.A.)
- The Unjust Toll Of Extreme Heat (LAT)
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