Today’s Headlines

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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