Friday’s Headlines
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
- 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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