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ICE, record heat, LAPD, Pasadena 710 plans, Long Beach parklet, carpool cheat, Seal Beach e-biker injures ped, car-nage, gas prices, and more

By Joe Linton

10:35 AM PDT on March 16, 2026

L.A. County's first ever parklet - on 4th Street in Long Beach - going strong after 14 years. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

ICE Terror Continues (L.A. Taco)
More Record Breaking Heat Forecast This Week (LAT, KTLA, KABC, KCAL, Eastsider)
L.A. Podcast Talks LAPD Pretextual Stops and More
- Councilmember Park Sole No Vote On Traffic Stop Reform (MV Voice)
Pasadena 710 Removal Committee Plans Financing District, Public Art (Pasadena Now)
@lintonjoe Bluesky Revisits L.A. County’s First Parklet
West Covina Driver Caught With Fake Passenger In Carpool Lane (NBC4)
Glendale Studies SB79 Impacts (GNP)
E-bike Rider Seriously Injures Pedestrian In Seal Beach (KTLA, KCAL)
Carnage: DTLA 110 Freeway Crash Kills One Person (Daily News)
- Motorcyclist Killed In Mission Hills Car Crash (KTLA)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Jurupa Valley Pedestrian (KTLA)
- Motorcyclist Killed In Mojave Truck Crash (KTLA)
- Driver Crashes Into WeHo Apartment, Flees (WeHo Times)
- Two Transported to Hospital From Santa Clarita Crash (SC Signal)
- Injuries In WeHo Car-Motorcycle Crash (WeHo Times)
- LB Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Cyclist Confesses (LB Post)
L.A. County Gas Prices Continue To Rise (NBC4, Pasadena Now)

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