Tuesday’s Headlines
ICE, WeHo Fountain Ave. meeting tonight, Measure HLA, fare gates, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
10:28 AM PDT on August 19, 2025
- ICE Terror Continues (L.A. Taco)
- Protestors Denounce ICE Shooting (KCAL, KTLA)
- ICE Abducts Santa Clarita Cyclist (NerdStash)
- ICE Targets LB Car Washes (LB Post)
- Immigration Courts Are Hunting Grounds For ICE (Public Press)
- ICE Protestors Face Criminal Charges (Public Press)
- WeHo Hosts Fountain Avenue Safety Input Meeting Tonight (Biking in L.A., WeHo Times)
- Measure HLA City-Level Appeals Process Opens (LAist, Biking in L.A.)
- Several Appeals Filed [including by SBLA editor in non-work capacity] (Bikas)
- More On WeHo Reducing Speed Limits (NBC4)
- Metro Taller Fare Gate Installation Is Really Dumb (Reddit)
- L.A. Podcast Talks ICE, Sidewalks, Sepulveda Transit
- LAT Ranks L.A. Freeways
- LAT Complains That Dodgers Stadium Gondola Decisions Take Too Long
- Carnage: Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into San Pedro Utility Pole (KTLA)
- DUI Driver Crashes Into Railing Above 101 In Downtown (KTLA)
- Lawsuits Assert That Tesla Self-Driving Doesn’t Meet Claims (LAT)
- SoCal Heat Wave Alert (KABC, KCAL, KHTS)
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