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By Joe Linton

9:18 AM PDT on August 25, 2022

Preview Of Today’s Metro Board Meeting (The Source)
…Two San Fernando Valley Projects On Board Agenda (Daily News)
More On City Council Rejecting Healthy Streets L.A. (Biking in L.A., LAT, LAist)
More Torrance Police Texts Show Racism (LAT)
Downey Won’t Waive Sidewalk Vendor Fees (Downey Patriot)
Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes Moped Rider In Downtown L.A. (Daily News, KTLA5)
…Pomona Police Strike and Kill Pedestrian (SGV Tribune)
County Affordable Housing Agency Bill Approved By CA Legislature (LAist)
164-Unit Affordable Housing Planned In Sylmar (Urbanize)
CA Awards $338M To L.A. County Homeless Housing Projects (Daily News)
…Long Beach Receives $30M CA Grant For Homeless Housing (LB Post)
Parking Concerns Tank Downtown Whittier Apartment Development (Whittier Daily News)
35-Apartment TOC Housing Planned In Historic Filipinotown (Urbanize)
CA Poised To Stop Selling Gas Cars In 2035 (LAT, Daily News)

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