Wednesday’s Headlines
D Line Dash, LAPD, Alhambra, Highland Park, UCLA, more D Line, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Bike to Work Day, free gas, car-nage, and more.
By
Joe Linton
10:07 AM PDT on May 13, 2026
- Next Tuesday May 19 is Streetsblog L.A.’s D Line Dash commuter race: a cyclist vs. a driver vs. a subway rider – all racing from Beverly Hills to Downtown Los Angeles. Watch this week’s short videos introducing the racers: bicyclist Michelle Moro and driver Rachel Reyes! Subway rider Kalayaan Mendoza will be featured tomorrow.
- South L.A. PD Scandal: Officers Turned Off Body Cams (NBC4)
- Some SaMo Locals Oppose Coastal Project Streamlining (SM Next)
- Alhambra To Host Meeting On 710 Stub Revamp – May 26 (Around Alhambra)
- Person On Tracks Killed By A Line In Highland Park (Eastsider)
- UCLA Shoup Center Advances Parking Scholarship (Parking Today)
- Virtual Meeting Today On Further D Line Construction Progress (CCWW News)
- Big Blue Bus Ridership Keeps Growing (SM Next)
- Pasadena Explores Parcel Tax For Street Repair & Fire (Pasadena Now)
- Tomorrow Is Bike To Work/Anywhere Day, Happy Hour In Santa Monica (SM Spoke)
- WeHo Bike To Work Day City Hall Event (WeHo Times)
- Viral Movie Marketing Event Gives Drivers Free Gas (CCWW News)
- Carnage: Person Killed, 3 Injured In South L.A. Car Crash (KTLA)
- Driver Killed Venice E-Scooter Rider (YoVenice)
- More On Driver Crashing Into Pasadena Home (Pasadena Now)
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