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Today’s Headlines

9:39 AM PDT on August 20, 2021

    • L.A. County Surpasses 25,000 COVID Deaths (LAT, LAist, Daily News, AV Times)
    • Palmdale Seeking Input On Planned Avenue Q Complete Street Project (AV Times)
    • Santa Monica's Car-Free Main Street Pilot Returns This Weekend (SMDP)
    • El Monte School District Celebrates Electric School Buses (SGV Tribune)
    • Truckers Surveyed Concerned About Clean Truck Fees At Port (Daily News)
    • High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Bakersfield-Palmdale Plan (AV Times)
    • Carnage: Person Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash In Temecula (Daily Breeze)...Teens Arrested In Fatal Street Racing Crash In Burbank (LAT)
    • 5-Story 124 Apartment Building Approved On Crenshaw Line (Urbanize)
    • Meet the Law Firms Helping Big Oil Cook the Planet (LAT)
    • LAist Guide to the CA Recall Election

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