Friday’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
10:01 AM PST on January 24, 2025
- Fires: Hughes Fire Half Contained (LAist, SC Signal, KCAL)
- Climate Change Causes Fire Disasters (LAT)
- Rain Forecast This Weekend (LAT, SMDP, KCAL)
- Metro Approves Free Fares For Wildfire Victims (LAist, Pasadena Now)
- L.A.’s 100-Year Old Jaywalking Law Set Harmful Precedents (LAT)
- Pomona Foothill A Line Extension Is Complete (Claremont Courier)
- Metro Renames Long Beach Blvd Station To Lynwood (Daily News, Janice Hahn)
- SAFE Organizes Volunteers To Clean Bikeways (Crescenta Valley Weekly)
- County Plans New Pocket Park In East L.A. (Urbanize)
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