Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:19 AM PST on December 12, 2022
- Mayor Bass, New City Councilmembers Sworn In (LAT, LAist, CNN)
…Bass Declared State Of Emergency To Address Housing Crisis (LAT)
…Housing Top Issue For Progressive Councilmembers Hernandez And Soto-Martinez (LAist) - Disgraced Councilmember de León Assaults Protestor (LAT, KNOCK-LA)
- Metro Restored Pre-COVID Level Of Transit Service Yesterday (The Source)
- Metro Approved Fare-Capping With No Fare Increase (The Source)
- Metro Approved Watered Down NSFV Bus Improvements (The Source)
- Listing Of L.A. City Active Transportation Grants Approved (Green Car)
- New Sherman Oaks Homeowners Anti-Sepulveda Rail Flier (Reddit)
- Caltrans Looks To Reopen Long Closed San Gabriel Mtns Highway 39 (SGV Tribune)
- Townhomes Could Help L.A. Housing Crisis (Daily News)
- Carnage: Pedestrian and 3 Kids Hospitalized In NoHo Car Crash (CBS2)
…Person Killed In 405 Rollover Crash In Signal Hill (LB Post) - Can Red States Embrace Electric Cars? (LAT)
…Switching To Electric Cars Isn’t Enough (LAT)
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