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10:32 AM PDT on August 8, 2025
Friday’s Headlines
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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