Tuesday’s Headlines

By Joe Linton

10:33 AM PST on January 28, 2025

Fallen power lines block Metrolink tracks in downtown L.A. – photo via Metrolink social media

L.A. Traffic Deaths Exceed Murders For Second Straight Year (Xtown)
Fallen Power Lines In DTLA Disrupt Metrolink Service (KTLA, KCAL)
Norwalk Approves Civic Center Plan, Expanded Housing (Urbanize)
More Photos Of Sixth Street PARC Progress (Urbanize)
Carnage: Person Killed In Single Car Crash In Westminster (2UrbanGirls)
- La Habra Driver Crashes Into Peds, Kills One, Injures Other (KCAL)
- Driver Takes Out Power Pole, Causing Newhall Blackout (KHTS)
194-Unit Affordable Housing Nearly Open By LB Willow Station (Urbanize)
History Of the Harbor Area 47 Freeway (Daily Breeze)
Eaton Fire Disproportionately Affected Black Residents (KTLA)
Maui Post-Fire Crisis Offers Lessons For L.A. (Capital & Main)

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