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By Joe Linton

9:55 AM PST on January 17, 2025

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Containment of Fires Improves, With Improved Weather (LAT, KCAL)
- How Climate Change Worsened So. Cal. Wildfires (LAT, L.A. Progressive)
- Fires Worsen L.A. Housing Crisis (Capital & Main)
- Pasadena Transit Bus Drivers Rushed To Save 100s of Seniors (KCAL)
- Altadena Cycling Leader Dot Wong Tells Some of Her Story (Pasadena Now)
- Metro Proposes Free Fares For People Who Lost Homes (SGV Tribune)
Metrolink Train Strikes Car On Tracks In Industry, Killing Two People (LAT, SGV Tribune)
Carnage: County Offers Reward For Deadly N. LB DUI Driver (LB Post)
- Deadly WeHo Driver Pleads Not Guilty (WeHo Times)
St. Elmo Village Receives Historic Designation (Sentinel)
State CEQA Legislation Would Permanently Exempt Bus Lanes and More (Daily News)
Portland Struggles With Increasing Traffic Deaths/Injuries (SBUSA)
MLK Parade Postponed To February (Wave)

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