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DASH fares resuming, electric Long Beach buses, public comment restrictions, housing plans, housing, car-nage, post-fire rebuilds, climate change, and more

By Joe Linton

9:44 AM PST on January 30, 2025

DASH bus. 2024 photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

LADOT DASH To Resume Fare Collection Saturday Feb. 1 (2UrbanGirls)
Long Beach Transit Electrifies UCLA Shuttle Buses (Mass Transit)
L.A. City Council Ends Phoned-In Public Comments (Boyle Hts Beat)
County Approves Westside and South Bay Housing Plans (Urbanize)
24-Unit 26-Parking Housing Open Near Pasadena Memorial Park Station (Urbanize)
Carnage: Person Killed In Torrance Car Crash (KTLA)
Boston Retooling Traffic Signals To Boost Train Speeds (SBMass)
County Wants CA Housing Laws Relaxed For Fire Rebuild, Advocates Disagree (LAT)
- L.A. Law Mandates Low-Income Units In Palisades Rebuild (Center Square)
Researchers Share Wildfire Air Quality Data Showing Toxic Spikes (LAist)
How Climate Change Fueled L.A. Fires (LAist)
- Remember L.A. County Climate Emissions Primarily from Tailpipes
- And Metro Report Shows Metro Projects Worsen Climate Emissions

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