Monday’s Headlines

9:32 AM PDT on July 1, 2024

No, L.A. Times, there is no Metro ridership “doom spiral” now. Buses and trains are crowded as Metro ridership has been increasing for 18 consecutive months. Slide via June 2024 Metro CEO report

Supreme Court Ruling Empowers Cities To Criminalize Unhoused People (LAT, Torched, LB Watchdog)
L.A. Sees Drop In Homeless Population, First In 6 Years (LAT, KTLA, LA Magazine)
- County Sees Very Small Drop In Homeless Population (LB Watchdog)
SBLA Letter: No Doom Spiral, Metro Ridership Keeps Increasing (LAT)
Metro System Failure Halts All Trains Late Friday, Apparently Briefly (Reddit)
LAT's 'L.A. Influential' Profiles :
- Incumbent-Buster Councilmembers Raman, Hernandez and Soto-Martínez
- L.A.’s Unapologetic Biking Evangelist Michael Schneider
- Street Vendor Avenger Edin Alex Enamorado
DTLA Street Race Takeover Crowd Shoots Fireworks At and Tags Metro Bus (KTLA, LAT)
- Earlier DTLA Street Race Left Cars In Flames (LAT, CBS)
Metrolink Approves Budget With 30% Service Increase (KTLA)
Students Ride Free On Metrolink (LAist, KTLA)
Caltrans Seeks Input On PCH Safety Plans (SM Mirror)
Pasadena Collecting Oral Histories Of 710 Freeway Harms (Daily News)
Carnage: Suspect Arrested In Deadly Monterey Park DUI Crash (SGV Tribune)
Caltrans Widening Highway 99 Where Trees Mark Middle Of CA (LAist)
CA Legislature Plans To Put $10B Climate Bond To Voters (LAT)
SoCal Having Another Scorching Heat Wave (KTLA, KABC) Plus Wildfires (KTLA)