Tuesday’s Headlines
Measure ULA, ICE, SB79, World Cup, CD9, Glendale, UCLA, Expo Park, WeHo, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:26 AM PST on January 27, 2026
- ICE Terror and Resistance Continue (L.A. Local)
- L.A. Podcast Talks Housing, ULA, SB79, and More
- Proposed ULA Transfer Tax Changes Explained (Cal Matters, Spectrum1, Daily News, Real Deal)
- Let ULA Work (SAJE)
- Westside Current Likes Mansion Tax Re-Write
- SBCA On Metro Opposing Transit-Oriented Housing
- Bass Announces World Cup Hospitality As Hospitality Wanes (Torched)
- Olympics, World Cup Boycotts Look Possible (L.A. Local, Daily News, KTLA)
- Pivotal Black/Latino Election In L.A. Council District 9 (Capital & Main)
- Under CA Mandate, Glendale Could Reverse Sears Housing Rejection (Urbanize)
- UCLA Requiring E-Bike, E-Scooter Registration (Daily Bruin)
- Exposition Park To Receive $100M Improvements For Olympics (Sentinel, Spectrum1)
- Arts Are Booming In Pico Union (L.A. Local)
- Caltrans Installs Anti-Graffiti Plastic Ivy On DTLA Freeway (KCAL, KABC, NBC4)
- 99-Unit 47-Parking Mixed-Use Planned In Beverly Grove (Urbanize)
- More On WeHo Painting Bike Lanes Green (Canyon News)
- Moderates vs. Nimbys vs. Yimbys (Larchmont Buzz)
- Carnage: Santa Clarita DUI Driver Flips Car Crashing Into Parked PD Car (SC Signal)
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