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By Joe Linton

9:00 AM PST on January 19, 2023

Metro Completed Purple Line Extension Section 2 Tunnels Under BHHS (@metrolosangeles Twitter)
LAPD Tased Keenan Anderson 6 Times In 42 Seconds (LAT)
L.A. City Council Calls For Unarmed Mental Health Response (LAist)
Committee Sends Renter Protections To Full Council (Daily News)
Metro Hosting Sepulveda Transit Community Meetings Starting Saturday (The Source)
…UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council Supports Heavy Rail (@AndrewDLewis Twitter)
West Hollywood Considers Protected/Extended Santa Monica Blvd Bike Lanes (Beverly Press)
New Bruce’s Beach Plaque Set To Be Installed (Daily Breeze)
Former Councilmember Martinez Still Steering Sepulveda Basin Plans (KNOCK-LA)
LB Seeks Input On Expanded Street Vending (LB Post)
LB Limits Neighbors From Blocking Parklets (LB Post)
Metro North County I-5 Widening Closes To Replace Signage (SC Signal)
Carnage: Suspected DUI Driver Kills Two Cyclists In Rancho Cucamonga (KTLA)
…Two-Car Crash Newhall Sends One Person To Hospital (SC Signal)
Rick Cole’s Recommendations For Pasadena: 710 Stub, Streetcar, and More (Pasadena Now)
CA Duplex Law Resulted In Little New Housing, But Mostly Helped In L.A. (LAT)

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