Wednesday’s Headlines
In addition to Southern California hillsides ablaze, today's headlines also touch on sidewalks, bus shelters, the 710 and 14 Freeways, Pasadena, Big Blue Bus, high-speed rail, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:28 AM PDT on September 11, 2024
- L.A.’s Do Nothing Approach To Broken Sidewalks (Investing in Place)
- Torched Critiques L.A. Bus Shelters, and Lack Thereof
- Pasadena Commission To Hear Plans For 710 Freeway Stub (Pasadena Now)
- More On Metro/Caltrans 14 Freeway Expansion (Hometown Station)
- It Shouldn’t Take a Judge To Get Westwood VA To House Vets (LAT)
- Pasadena Police Report On Speeding, Crash Statistics (Pasadena Now)
- Donald Shoup On How To Fix L.A. Sidewalks (LAT)
- Newsom Approves Bill Allowing Big Blue Bus To Ban Offenders (SMDP)
- Burbank Launches Free Bike Parking Program (MyBurbank)
- Brightline West Vegas High-Speed Rail Shares Railcar Interior Plans (KTLA, Urbanize)
- Carnage: Driver Crashes Into Highland Park Living Room (Eastsider)
- Fires Besiege So Cal Mountains (LAT, Daily News, Spectrum1)
- Fall Fires Expected To Be Worse (LAT)
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