Wednesday’s Headlines

• Metro expanding tap-to-exit program to Santa Monica after it improves safety in pilot phase (CBS; The Source)
• Megadevelopments like Fourth & Central are L.A.’s future, some say (LAT)
• Grants Pass fallout continues
  • Cities Rush to Criminalize Homelessness After Supreme Court Ruling (The Appeal)
  • California officials get more aggressive on homelessness (NBC)
  • Long Beach begins citywide homeless sweeps. But where will the unhoused go? (LAT)
  • Santa Monica considers ban on sleeping in public spaces (NBC)
  • Mayor Bass continues to validate city’s squeakiest wheels when it comes to crime/homelessness narratives and meets with Langer’s Deli owner who claims he may close over safety concerns (KTLA)
• Police Can’t House Californians. Cash Can. (The Appeal)
• Health insurance providers to fund street doctors and clinics to serve LA’s homeless population (AP)
• Community pushes back against affordable housing development with zero parking in Boyle Heights (Boyle Heights Beat)
• LAPD considers virtual reality training center in Elysian Park (Eastsider)
• Newsom’s hands-on approach to crime in California cities – like encouraging more police chases in Oakland – met with criticism (CalMatters)
• Kevin de León’s spending in support of 3 ballot measures helps boost his reelection campaign. It’s legal, but is it fair? (LAist)
• Wrong-way driver jumps up on curb, kills bicyclist in Florence-Firestone (NBC; KTLA)
• Crash in Downey decapitates ‘Bob’ statue in front of Bob’s Big Boy (KTLA)
• Man charged with murder of mother and daughter in Temple City DUI crash (SGVTribune)
• Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing (AP)
• San Fernando Valley metal recyclers cited for allegedly reselling stolen copper wire (KNX)
• Canada’s Wildfires Were a Top Global Emitter Last Year, Study Says (NYT)
• The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down (NYT)

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