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By Joe Linton

9:03 AM PDT on July 23, 2024

Metro had plans to widen the 91 Freeway (on left) through North Long Beach. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Metro/Caltrans North LB 91 Freeway Expansion Vetoed in Meeting (LB Watchdog)
- Metro Board Chair Supervisor Hahn Tweets Against 91 Expansion
Metro Transit Ridership Continues Upward Trend (Daily News)
Two Italian Tourists Robbed On Metro E Line (KTLA)
Calmatters Is Skeptical That In-House Police Would Solve Metro Problems
LAT Editorial Is Skeptical About Trump’s Take On Electric Cars
EPA Grants So Cal Air Board $500M (LAT, Daily Bulletin)
High Desert Roads Could Get Fixed (Daily News)
Carnage: Baldwin Hills Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Crosswalk (KTLA, KABC)
- Truck Driver Kills Caltrans Maintenance Worker In San Clemente (KTLA, KABC)
- Hit-and-Run Crash With No Injuries Reported In Canyon Country (SC Signal)
“Long Duration Heat Wave” Baking California (LAT, LAist)
- So Cal Heat Warnings (LAT) and Wildfires (LAT)
- High Temperature Nights Impact Sleep (LAist)

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