Monday’s Headlines
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
- Westwood Opens Broxton Plaza (LAist)
- Lawmakers Warn Trump Funding Freeze Harms Environment (LAT, Press Telegram)
- 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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