Thursday’s Headlines
Metro Chief Bill Scott, school speed limits, N 710 Freeway homes, WeHo, Lancaster, OC, high-speed rail, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:30 AM PDT on May 8, 2025
- More on Bill Scott, Metro’s First Police Chief (LAist, LAT, Sentinel, KABC, KCAL)
- L.A. Council Approves 15mph Speed Limits By Many Schools (Daily News, Eastsider)
- Caltrans Putting More 710 Freeway Homes Up For Sale (LAist)
- WeHo Launching Transpo Mgmt Org – GoWeHo TMO (WeHo Times)
- Carnage: Couple Killed In Thousand Oaks Crash (KTLA)
- Lancaster Driver Arrested For Going 100mph On Highway 14 (KHTS)
- OC Streetcar Takes First Railcar Delivery (LAist, KTLA, Spectrum1)
- CA Sues Fed Highways For Blocking EV Charging Grants (LAT, NBC4)
- Trump Mocks Newsome Over CA High-Speed Rail (KCAL, NYT)
- Report Predicts $8 CA Gas Prices in 2026 (KABC)
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