Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:38 AM PST on January 18, 2022
- CA Surpasses 7 Million COVID Cases (LAT)
…L.A. County Sees Tenfold Increase In One Month (LAT) - Metro Staff Recommend Union Station Alignment For West Santa Ana Branch Rail (Urbanize)
- SBLA’s Sulaiman On LAPD Shooting Of Junior López (@sahrasulaiman Twitter)
- LAPD’s 77th Street Division Under Investigation After Flying Jolly Roger Flag (KNOCK-LA)
- Santa Clarita School Scramble Intersection Wins Caltrans Award (SC Signal)
- Nurse Assaulted At Bus Stop Near Union Station Dies (LAT, KTLA5)
- Crews Pouring Last Arch On New Sixth Street Bridge (NBC4)
- UP Train Derails In Lincoln Heights, Due To Package Theft Trash (ABC7)
…Rail Tracks Littered With Packages (LAT, LB Post) - Carnage: Three Killed In Pasadena Car Crash (ABC7, LAT, Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena Now)
…Driver Killed Pedestrian In Winnetka (Daily News)
…Person Killed In Car-Motorcycle Crash On 405 In Hawthorne (Daily Breeze)
…Driver Killed In Lancaster Car Crash (AV Times)
…Man Killed In Palmdale Car Crash (AV Times)
…Person Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On 105 In Paramount (Downey Patriot, LB Post)
…Pedestrian Found Dead On Road In South El Monte (Whittier DN) - Judge Says Case vs. Tejon Ranch Sprawl Can Move Forward (LAist)
- Massive Climate-Warming Leaks by New Mexico Oil and Gas Operators (Capital & Main)
- Governor’s Budget Proposed $2B For Housing In Urban Cores (LAT)
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