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ICE, Councilmember Padilla, San Fernando, DTLA, stairways, beach path, Ktown, and more

By Joe Linton

11:16 AM PDT on August 28, 2025

Concrete Toronto barriers on 3rd Street in downtown Los Angeles. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

ICE So Cal Abductions Top 5,000 (L.A. Taco)
- Aftermath Of Long Beach Car Wash ICE Terror (LB Post)
- ICE Tanked Eastside Party Industry (Boyle Hts Beat)
Councilmember Imelda Padilla Inadvertently Makes Case For CA Housing Bill SB79 (Pod Save America)
San Fernando City Council Approves Motion Supporting ESFV Rail (SFV Sun)
More on Cut-and-Cover K Line Construction (Nick Andert YouTube)
Take An LADOT Survey About DTLA’s New Toronto Barrier Bikeway Protection
County Beach Bike Path Repairs Underway (Palisades News, Biking in L.A.)
Councilmember Hutt Motion Proposes Closing 6th St For Ped Plaza In Ktown (Urbanize)
Carnage: Driver Sentenced For Deadly Oxnard DUI Crash (KTLA)
- Torrance Driver Who Intentionally Ran Over Pedestrian, Arrested For Attempted Murder (KTLA, KCAL)
- Driver Jumps Curb, Crashes Into Anna Mae Wong Statue In Hollywood (Beverly Press)
NBC4 Tours L.A.’s Hidden Stairways

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