Wednesday’s Headlines
ICE terror, LAPD, density, Metro ridership, CicLAvia, gondola, carnage, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:04 AM PDT on August 20, 2025
- ICE Attack Continues (L.A. Taco)
- ICE Kidnapping In Cypress Park (BH Beat)
- “Nobody Wants To Call LAPD Any More” Outrage Over LAPD Shooting (LAT)
- Split L.A. Council Opposes CA Density-Near-Transit Bill (LAT, LAist)
- Metro Ridership Still Slightly Down, Because ICE (LAT)
- More On Last Sunday’s CicLAvia (CC Crossroads)
- More On WeHo Lowering Speed Limits (LAist)
- Chinatown Residents Oppose Pro-Gondola Legislation (Public Press)
- LAist Reviews Dodger Gondola Timeline
- Carnage: New Details In Deadly Anaheim Hit-and-Run (KCAL)
- So Cal Facing Extreme Heat, Fire Risk (LAT, LAist, KTLA, KCAL)
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