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By Joe Linton

10:32 AM PDT on August 8, 2025

St. Elmo Village mural. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

City Designating 6 Black Heritage Sites For Preservation (LAT, NBC4)
L.A. Olympics Arrangements Cause For Concerns (Torched)
CA EV Drivers Losing Access To Carpool Lanes (LAT)
Trump Tariff Crashes Copper Market, Could Curb Wire Theft (Xtown)
Planned Palisades Duplexes Shifting to Single Homes (Westside Current)
Pasadena Grapples With Noise Ordinance Plans (Local News Pasadena)
Bay Area Regional Transit Sales Tax Measure Expands (SBSF)
Carnage: Long Beach Driver Kills Man Walking Bike (Watchdog, Biking in L.A.)
- Person Killed In 118 Freeway Crash In Mission Hills (KTLA)
Ventura County Canyon Fire Spreads to L.A. County, Forces Evacuations (LAT, LAist, KABC)
Study: CA Seeing More Fires Throughout the Year (LAT)

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