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Road maintenance woes, Venice housing, oil drilling, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, homelessness, and more

By Joe Linton

10:03 AM PDT on May 14, 2025

Reminder: To connect the under construction D Line extension, Metro is temporarily closing the D Line between Vermont and Western. A bus shuttle will replace D Line service there from May 17 to July 25. B Line and Wilshire bus service remain available.

Pasadena Struggles To Maintain Roads, With Declining Gas Tax (Pasadena Now)
LA City Spending $600K To Not Build Approved Venice Housing (KTLA)
County Takes Circuitous Steps Toward Ending Oil Drilling (LAist)
Santa Clarita To Decide Fate Of 5-Story Mixed-Used TOD (SC Signal, KHTS)
SaMo Seeks Proposals For Affordable Housing At Bergamot Station (Yo Venice)
Bass Touts Report Showing Progress On Homelessness (NBC4)
Bill Would Push Caltrans Cooperation On Removing Unhoused People (LAist)
CA Sues Feds Over Tying Transpo Funding To Deportations (LAT)

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