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By Joe Linton

9:22 AM PDT on May 23, 2022

COVID Spreading Rapidly In California (LAT)
…County Extends Mask Requirement On Transit And At Airports (LAist, AV Times)
Metro Spins FY23 Budget – Buries $634M Freeway Expansion Saying Just To “Ease Chokepoints” (The Source)
FY23 Metro budget proposes 33.5% increase in annual freeway widening
Metro leaders keep lying about highway budget: “not focused at all on just road widening”
LAPD SWAT Officer Said “Happy Hunting” On Body Cam Before Shooting (LAT)
LAPD Overreaction To Climate Protest Reveals City’s Misplaced Priorities (KNOCK-LA)
KRCW L.A. Mayoral Candidates Debate Focuses On Homelessness
L.A. Scrapes DIY Crosswalks (@RyFons Twitter)
Metro Bus Crashes With, Drags Moped In DTLA – Mopedist Injured (columnist.city)
Carnage: Driver Hits, Kills Cyclist On Anaheim Street in LB (LB Post, Biking in L.A.)
…Person Killed Walking On 210 Ramp In Arcadia (Pasadena Now)
L.A. Plans 900 Homes At West L.A. Civic Center Site (Urbanize)
East L.A.’s New Rainwater Medians Looking Great (@SBLA Twitter, Eastsider)
What To Know About How Newsom Wants To Spend $100B CA Surplus (LAist)
L.A. County Gas Prices Still Inching Upward (LB Post)

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