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ICE, Metro D Line subway, SM Blvd construction, Culver City, Santa Clarita, car-nage and more

By Joe Linton

9:39 AM PST on January 8, 2026

Nearly completed Metro La Cienega/Wilshire Station. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

ICE Terror: Protests Planned Over ICE Killing – 5pm Today Mariachi Plaza (Reddit)
- Pasadena Police Arrest ICE Watchdog (L.A. Taco)
Metro Subway Construction Continues in Beverly Hills (Beverly Press)
- Beverly Hills PD Preps For Station Opening (Beverly Press)
Temporary Parking/Lane Restrictions For Santa Monica Blvd Construction (CCWWN)
Park, Sidewalk and Other Boyle Hts Projects Opening in 2026 (BH Beat)
Walk ‘n Rollers Host Car-Free Back to School Competition (Culver City Crossroads)
Santa Clarita Residents Express Anger Over Lengthy Construction Road Closure (KHTS)
Carnage: One Killed, One Injured In Sierra Highway Head-On Crash (KTLA, SC Signal)
- LB Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Earlier (LB Post, Biking in L.A.)
Pasadena Transit Bus Drivers Saved 500 People During Fires (NBC4)

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