Wednesday’s Headlines
A Line, gas prices, record heat, renter aid, Long Beach, LAPD, LAX, 101 crossing, car-nage and more
By
Joe Linton
10:16 AM PDT on March 11, 2026
- Metro A Line Ridership Up After New Stations (Daily News)
- Council Overrules City Attorney To Provide Renter Aid (LAist)
- Community Traffic Safety Requests Meet Long Delays (LB Post)
- Charter Reform Panel Recommends Council Oversight Of LAPD (LAist)
- LAX Commission Approves Higher Ride-Hail Fees (LAist, Spectrum1, CCWW News)
- Vid: Why All New Apartments Look the Same (USC Price)
- 101 Wildlife Crossing Construction Getting There (Spectrum1)
- Carnage: Driver Severely Injures Brentwood Pedestrian (KTLA, KCAL)
- Gas Prices Rising (Spectrum1, KTLA,)
- Vid: Why CA/L.A. Gas Prices Are High (LAT)
- Dangerous Heat In this Week’s Forecast (LAT, BH Beat, SMDP, Pasadena Now, Daily News)
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