Friday’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:23 AM PDT on April 17, 2026
- ICE Arrests Person Suing Over Raids; ICE Initially Captured Plaintiff at Pasadena Bus Stop (LAT)
- Metrolink Facing Service Cuts in Metro & OCTA Budgets (CA for Electric Rail)
- Transit Free On Earth Day (KTLA)
- Metro NextGen Report Shares Bus Lane/Stop Enforcement Info (@Linton Bluesky)
- L.A. Traffic Deaths Rose As LAPD Speeding Tickets Dropped (L.A. Reported)
- Redditor Says Post-Game Dodger Metro Shuttle Experience A Mess
- Raman Votes Against Sweeps, Right Wing Media Blathers (Mar Vista Voice)
- Mayor Bass Releases Climate Plan, Includes Electric Buses (LAT, Daily News)
- Sports Examiner Recaps This Week’s Metro Board Meeting re: Olympics
- 75-Affordable 0-Parking Development Proposed Near NoHo Station (Urbanize)
- 13-Affordable SaMo Modular Housing Serving Former Unhoused (Spectrum1)
- SAFE Has Mixed Feelings About Griffith Park Bike Safety Improvements
- More On LAX People Mover Testing, Starts Next Week (Spectrum1)
- Santa Clarita Reluctantly Aligning With CA ADU Law (SC Signal)
- Carnage: LB Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Person (KTLA)
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