Tuesday’s Headlines

10:56 AM PDT on May 28, 2024

Last week, Metro moved forward with the “hybrid” alternative for the C Line in South Bay. Image: Metro

Today: Metro launches TAP to exit pilot at North Hollywood B Line station in the name of improving safety (The Source)
Editorial: Metro’s ‘surge’ of police isn’t the long-term solution L.A. needs for safer buses and trains (LAT Editorial Board)
COVID is rising in California. Here’s how to protect yourself from FLiRT subvariants (LAT)
Metro moves forward with Eastside and South Bay rail extensions (Urbanize LA)
Another violent crash occurs near ‘most accident-prone house in the country’ in Burbank (KTLA)
30-year-old driver who struck, killed 14-year-old girl walking in Newport Beach arrested for DUI, cruelty to a child (LAT, CBS)
LAPD chase attempted murder suspect riding bicycle on freeway, knock him off bike with patrol vehicle (CBS)
Metro bus driver assaulted, has her glasses snatched by female assailant (DailyNews; NBC)
Man stabbed at Metro bus stop near Olympic and La Brea (KTLA)
More older Californians are falling into homelessness. A new study examines why (LAT)
Pasadena's Arroyo Seco Trail restoration close to breaking ground (DailyNews)

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Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Central Los Angeles.

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