Thursday’s Headlines
Extreme heat, CicLAvia, Potrero Canyon bridge, X Line, BRT ridership infographic, Watts, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Waymo, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:41 AM PDT on July 16, 2026
- So. Cal Extreme Heat (Spectrum1, SCV News, LAT)
- CicLAvia Returns To WeHo & Hollywood On Sunday (Beverly Press)
- Potrero Canyon Ped/Bike Bridge Project Virtual Meeting Tonight (Biking in L.A.)
- Nick Andert YouTube Proposes New Metro Line From Venice to Covina
- Redditor misken67 BRT Station Ridership Infographics
- Big Water Main Break Floods Parts Of WeHo, Including Metro Bus Yard (LAT, KABC, KTLA)
- 70-Affordable 0-Parking Development Coming To Watts (Urbanize)
- Beverly Hills Approves 34-Story Mixed-Use Tower (Beverly Press)
- Santa Monica Upzones To Stave Off Some SB79 TOD (SMDP)
- Metro D Line Train Lost Power, LAFD Evacuated (Instagram, Reddit, Reddit2)
- Few Angelenos Are Taking Waymo Robotaxis (LAist)
- More on LAX People Mover Lawsuit (KTLA, KABC)
- More on Watts Towers Grant-Funded Improvements (Sentinel)
- Carnage: Person Killed In Montclair Multi-Car Crash (KTLA)
- Driver Kills Santa Ana Motorcyclist (KTLA)
- Truck Driver Injured In 5 Freeway Crash In Castaic (SC Signal, KHTS)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Apple Valley Home (KTLA)
- Fiancé Mourns Partner Killed In Reseda Car Crash (KABC)
- LBPD Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Who Hospitalized Two People (LB Post, KCAL)
- Huntington Beach Driver Charged With Murder For Deadly Crash (KCAL)
- Two-Car Crash On Fountain In West Hollywood (WeHo Times)
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