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Wednesday’s Headlines

Last night in Downey, a vehicle hit a fire hydrant in a violent crash. The flying hydrant took off the top of Bob’s head outside Bob’s Big Boy.

  • 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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