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Thursday’s Headlines

LADOT budget cuts, Metro, Griffith Park, Metrolink, Echo Park, school buses, and mor
9:17 AM PDT on April 24, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines
Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins touting the benefits of the new Regional Connector subway. 2023 photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog
  • LADOT Budget Cuts Impact Lives, Olympics, and More (LAT)
  • Metro Mobility Wallet Program Delayed Again (LAist)
  • KCRW Interviews Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins
  • Cyclists Push For Griffith Park Safety Upgrades (SF Sun)
  • Metrolink Quietly Moving to Axe Student Pass Program (Reddit)
  • L.A. Council Committee Approves Push For 15mph School Zones (Spectrum1, Daily News, KFI)
  • How Echo Park Renters Defeated Their Landlord (Public Press)
  • BH Beat Profiles Dolores Mission’s Advocacy for Immigrants/Justice
  • West Hollywood Endorses State Housing Bills (WeHo Online)
  • 111-Apartment Building Planned Near Vermont C Line Station (Urbanize)
  • Carnage: CHP Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Cyclist (KABC)
  • Irvine Great Park Could Get Gondolas (LAist)
  • California Expands Electric School Bus Fleets (LAT, NBC4)
  • Report: L.A. Region Is Smoggiest In U.S. (LB Post)

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