Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:53 AM PDT on August 19, 2021
- L.A. City Workers Must Be Vaxed By October 15 (LAist, LAT)
- Advocates Go to Court to Challenge L.A. Urban Oil Drilling (KNOCK-LA)
- Biking in L.A. Shares Some Hidden L.A. Bike History
- Funding Deadlines Loom For CA High-Speed Rail (LAT)
- Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Sylmar (Daily News)
…Alhambra Driver Kills 2-Year-Old In Apartment Driveway (LAT, SGV Tribune)
…Motorcyclist Killed In West Covina Car Crash (SGV Tribune) - Council Approves Funding For North Hollywood 40-Unit Affordable Housing Project (Urbanize)
- US Landlords Raising Rents At Record Pace (Daily News)
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