Friday’s Headlines
May Day, Voting Rights Act, curb ramp costs, Ride that D, WeHo CicLAvia, Whittier election, East Hollywood, Pasadena, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:43 AM PDT on May 1, 2026
- It’s May Day (SBLA Calendar, Public Press, Pasadena Now, Capital & Main, NBC4)
- Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act (Public Press)
- Streets for All Compares Curb Ramp Costs – Beverly Hills: $10K, Caltrans in L.A.: $15K, L.A. City: $50K
- Dance the D! Metro Plans D Line Station Activations (Beverly Press)
- Who Desires the D? Clever L.A. Public Library Video Delights in the D
- Redditor Gets Risqué With Funny But Not-Quite-Safe-For-Work D Campaign
- WeHo Could Host July CicLAvia (WeHo Times)
- Whittier Council Election Sweep Shows Dem Latino Power (LAT, Whittier DN)
- Unseated Councilmember Dutra expected to remain on Metro until July
- More on Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments (Urbanize, Daily News)
- 12-Story 113-Affordable 0-Parking Mixed-Use Proposed At Beverly Station (Urbanize)
- La Cañadans Concerned About Traffic From 3-Story By-Right Housing (LCF Outlook)
- Pasadena Shouldn’t Block Housing Over Parking Concerns (Colorado Blvd)
- Neighborhood Council Opposes City SB79 Response (Larchmont Buzz)
- Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing On A Line Train (LB Post)
- Glendale Approves Montrose Parking Meter Rate Increase (GNP)
- Carnage: Few Details on Person Killed In DTLA Car Crash (KTLA)
- Driver Survives Fiery Crash Into Freeway Wall In East Hollywood (Eastsider)
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