Skip to Content
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Streetsblog Los Angeles home
Log In
Today's Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

L.A. has spent $10M on the LAPD’s botched fireworks detonation. One of the homes destroyed by the blast. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

  • Strong Winds Moved a Lake in Death Valley Two Miles (NYT)
  • Highland Park's landmark lions depart Figueroa Street after 30-year watch (Eastsider)
  • $2-billion downtown L.A. mega-project gets boost from governor’s office, hopes for approval in 2024 (LAT)
  • Are corporate landlords gobbling up California homes? A primer (CalMatters)
  • L.A. County tests AI’s ability to prevent homelessness (CalMatters)
  • Federal Judge Says LA Misled About Homeless Encampment Promises (LAist)
  • L.A. Times visits encampments to assess claims about 41.18 found in contentious report (LAT)
  • Biden Vows to ‘Save the Planet From the Climate Crisis’ (NYT)
  • ‘We can do better’: Western states divided over long-term plans for Colorado River water (LAT)
  • Column: Are utility companies heroes or villains of the climate change saga? (LAT)
  • Where Electric Vehicles Are (and Aren’t) Taking Off Across the U.S. (NYT)
  • Nimby Sherman Oaks group demands answers from Metro on Sepulveda Pass transit project (Daily News)
  • Make streets safe for grieving swans! A swan kept walking into traffic after his mate died. Neighbors saved him. (WaPo)
  • City Response to Botched LAPD Fireworks Detonation Has Now Surpassed $10 Million (LAist)
  • Ex-undersheriff admits to having alleged deputy gang tattoo — then getting rid of it (LAT)
  • San Diego Police pursuit policy under review after crash kills two brothers (NBCLA)
  • Now CTA union boss calls for National Guard, bag checks on Chicago transit system, like in New York because bad ideas are contagious (CBS)
  • LAPD jess lethals are leading to deadly encounters, report finds (LAT)
  • LAPD shot an unhoused man carrying a BB gun (Sahra Sulaiman twitter thread)
  • The elevation of a highway over the surrounding landscape left drainage ditches pointed like cannons at a Black neighborhood. Now they can't get assistance with the sewage problems it caused. (Capital B)

Get National Headlines At Streetsblog USA, State Headlines At Streetsblog CA

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog Los Angeles

Friday’s Headlines

ICE terror, national shutdown, participating businesses, protests, journalist arrest, ICE backlash, unity rides

January 30, 2026

Alhambra Approves New Pilot Bus Routes

City council knew rerouting wouldn’t please everyone, but eventually it passed 4-0. The bus network reconfiguration is projected to increase ridership 19%.

January 29, 2026

Thursday’s Headlines

ICE, DIY crosswalks, Waymo, LAX people mover, LAPD, Curren Price, WeHo, Measure HLA, CicLAvia, river path, Los Feliz, car-nage, and more

January 29, 2026

Wednesday’s Headlines

ICE, ULA mansion tax tweaks delayed, resurfacing, Metro D Line, car-nage, and more

January 28, 2026

Tuesday’s Headlines

Measure ULA, ICE, SB79, World Cup, CD9, Glendale, UCLA, Expo Park, WeHo, car-nage, and more

January 27, 2026
See all posts