Friday’s Headlines
Valley-Westside rail, South Bay rail, transit-oriented housing, green WeHo bike lanes, Country Club housing, LAPD, Avenue 60, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
3:30 PM PST on January 23, 2026
- More on Metro Approving Sepulveda Rail (LAist, LAT, Public Press, SMDP, KTLA, KCAL, KABC, NBC4)
- More on Metro Approving Hawthorne Blvd Alignment (Daily Breeze, Easy Reader)
- Metro Opposes CA Transit-Oriented Housing Law SB79 (LAist)
- South Pasadena Scrambles For SB79 Exemptions (SP Review)
- West Hollywood Begins Painting Bike Lanes Green (WeHoTimes)
- Councilmember Blumenfield Pushes to Pause “Dangerous” Country Club Housing (Valley News Group)
- City Council Approves Funds To Hire More LAPD (LAist, Sentinel)
- People Are Dying In L.A. County Jails (Witness L.A.)
- Caltrans Upgrading Avenue 60 Bridge Rails (Pasadena Now)
- Carnage: Pacoima Driver Crashes Into Home, Injuring 2 People (KTLA, KCAL, NBC4)
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