Wednesday’s Headlines
L.A. tenant protections, homelessness grant, Port of L.A., Santa Monica, OCTA, EVs, hit-and-run carnage, and more
By
Joe Linton
8:44 AM PDT on October 30, 2024
- L.A. City Council Votes To Stop “Renovictions” (LAT, LAist)
- L.A. Secures $380M State Grant To Reduce Homelessness (KABC)
- Port of L.A. Secures $411M Federal Grant For Electrification (LAT)
- Santa Monica Seeks Input On Santa Monica Blvd Safety Improvements (Canyon News)
- Metro Seeks Input On Joint Development At 17th/SMC Station (Santa Monica Next)
- Proposed Santa Monica Affordable Housing Faces Neighbors Parking Concerns (SMDP)
- New Mini-Park and Dog Park To Open At Big Blue Bus Headquarters (Yo Venice)
- Carnage: 2 Westlake Crashes, 1 Hit-and-Run, Leave One Dead, One Hospitalized (KTLA, KABC, KCBS)
- Family Turns To GoFundMe For Deadly Fountain Avenue Crash (WeHo Times)
- Driver Crashes Down Hillside In Elysian Park (Eastsider)
- Riverside Announces Driverless Robo-Shuttle Service Starting Next Year (KTLA)
- Santa Clarita Breaks Ground At Park On Historic Oil Refinery Site (SC Signal, KHTS)
- OCTA Secures $100M Grant For Amtrak Surfliner Improvements (SBCA)
- OCTA Set To Move To New Headquarters In Santa Ana
- CA EV Sales Inch Up, While Tesla Declines (LAT)
- Before the 5 Freeway’s Grapevine There Was the Old Ridge Road (LAist)
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