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Metro budget, door creep fix, PCH, D Line subway, Downey, LADOT website, Culver CityBus, Alex Villanueva, Newhall, Octavia Butler, car-nage, and more

By Joe Linton

10:13 AM PDT on May 16, 2025

Overview of Metro's FY2526 budget - via Metro presentation

Metro Committee Approves $9.4B FY2526 Budget (LAT)
Metro Staff Fixing Light Rail Vehicle Door Issues (The Source)
Caltrans $115M PCH Plan Draws Criticism, Including Bike Danger (SMDP)
More On 70-Day D Line Subway Closure, Starts Tomorrow (KCAL)
Downey To Install Bike Lane/Sharrows On Downey Ave (Downey Ig)
LADOT HLA Website Fails To Follow HLA Law (Streets for All Bluesky)
Culver CityBus To Issue AI Bus Lane Tickets Starting Monday May 19
Former Sheriff Villanueva Loses Lawsuit Over Do-Not-Hire (NBC4)
Parking An Issue For Planned Newhall TOD (KHTS)
Culver City Plans Affordable Housing Trust Fund (CC Crossroads)
Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills South L.A. Pedestrian At Florence (KTLA, KCAL)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Severely Injures South L.A. Ped At Olympic (KTLA)
- Cyclist Injured In Baldwin Park Police Car Crash (SGV Tribune)
- Flames Engulf Car In Valencia Crash (KHTS)
- Driver Crashes Into San Marino Home (NBC4)
Octavia Butler Foretold Fiery Times (Afro L.A.)
Temperatures To Soar Next Week (Pasadena Now)

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