Friday’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:58 AM PDT on August 11, 2023
- Starting Tomorrow Metro Shuts Down Part of C (Green) Line For ~2-Week Maintenance (Daily Breeze, LAist, The Source)
- Pasadena Cyclists Boycott Watered Down County Bikeway Opening Today (PCSC Twitter)
- Worry About Dangerous Cars, Not E-Bikes (Biking in L.A.)
- Pasadena Installing Traffic Circle at North Hill Avenue and Topeka Street (Pasadena Now)
- L.A. Housing Dept Demands Residential Hotels Stop Renting To Tourists (Capital & Main)
- Carnage: Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Two Siblings 8 Years Apart (LAT)
- Police Charge South L.A. Street Race Hit-and-Run Driver With Murder (LAT, AV Times)
- Sylmar DUI Crash Suspect Critically Injures Infant (KTLA)
- Driver Critically Injures Santa Monica Motorcyclist (SM Mirror)
- Family Calls For Investigation In Lancaster Hit-and-Run Death (AV Times)
- Drivers Strike and Kill Large Bear On 5 Freeway Near Templin Highway (SC Signal)
- Guys Take 10+ Mile Long Walks, Say L.A. Isn’t Good For Walking (LAT)
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