Wednesday’s Headlines
ICE, Fernando Dutra, Pasadena 710 plan, Measure HLA, e-bikes, Union Station, Amtrak, car-nage and more
By
Joe Linton
8:50 AM PDT on April 15, 2026
- ICE Terror Continues (L.A. Taco)
- Early Whittier Election Results Have Metro Chair Dutra Trailing (Whittier DN, Whittier Informed, MoveLA, Reddit)
- If results hold, Dutra would leave Metro board by late April
- Pasadena Approves 710 Stub Plan Next Steps (PSN)
- 710 Restorative Justice Separate Decision Pending (Pasadena Now)
- Judge Partial Measure HLA Ruling Supports City Ordinance (Bikas)
- L.A. Looks To Restrict E-Bikes From Non-Bike Trails (LAist, LAT)
- LAT on E-Bikes Trail Conflicts Around So Cal
- More On Pasadena Early BRT Construction Underway (Urbanize)
- Person Killed In Fatal Stabbing At Union Station (KCAL, NBC4)
- Amtrak Train Strikes/Kills Glendale Pedestrian (Eastsider)
- Amtrak Adds World Cup Service (NBC4)
- Congress Appropriates $90M For L.A. Olympic Transpo (Westside Current)
- Carnage: NoHo DUI Driver, Who Killed Two, Charged With Murder (KTLA)
- Driver Crashes Off 60 Freeway Into City of Industry Car Dealership (KTLA)
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