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Westwood, federal funds, Valley housing, Van Nuys construction, Glendale, West Hollywood, car-nage, and unseasonably warm weather

By Joe Linton

10:42 AM PST on February 24, 2025

Broxton Plaza after soft-opening in 2024. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Westwood Opens Broxton Plaza (LAist)
Lawmakers Warn Trump Funding Freeze Harms Environment (LAT, Press Telegram)
- Same Warning For Transit
More On USDOT Push To Defund CA High-Speed Rail (LAT)
Valley Affordable Housing Advances, After Mayor Withdraws Support (LAT)
Construction Ramps Up For Metro Van Nuys Blvd Light Rail (Urbanize)
Glendale Removed North Brand Safety Improvements (News-Press)
Eastsider Checks Out Metro’s Lost and Found
WeHo Sheriff Officers To Enforce Sidewalk E-Scooter Ban (WeHo Times)
Group Of Cyclists Assault, Injure West L.A. Pedestrian (KCAL)
Carnage: Street Vendor Injured When Ktown Drivers Crash (KTLA, KCAL)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills South L.A. Cyclist (NBC4, KCAL)
- Wrong Way Driver Kills Passenger In West Covina (SGV Tribune)
- Driver Kills Pocket-Motor-Bike In South L.A. (LAT)
- Street Racing Hit-and-Run Driver Kills South L.A. Pedestrian (KTLA)
- Long Beach Crash Sends Vehicle Into L.A. River (KCAL)
- GoFundMe To Help Mother Of Injured Newhall Crash Victim (KHTS)
Metrolink Train Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Boyle Heights (Eastsider)
UP Train Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Boyle Heights (KTLA, Eastsider)
Weather Predicted To Break Seasonal Heat Records This Week (LAT)

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