Friday’s Headlines
Heat wave, mega-events, speed cameras, LB Transit, Metrolink, Fred Rosen, Destination Crenshaw, car-nage and more
By
Joe Linton
9:01 AM PDT on July 31, 2026
- Global Warming: Dangerous Prolonged So Cal Heat Wave (LAist, LAT, KTLA, KABC, KCAL, NBC4)
- California Wildfire Risk High (LAist)
- Widespread Wildfires Rage Across Europe (Guardian)
- Tailpipe Emissions Major Source Of So Cal Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Metro Freeway Expansion Is Harming Climate More Than Metro Transit Helps
- How Metro World Cup Success Previews Olympics/Paralympics (LAT)
- L.A. Speed Camera Installation Delayed (KCAL)
- LB Transit To Start Credit Card Fare Payment On August 23 (Reddit)
- Metrolink SMART Union Approves New Contract
- Public Records Dump: Additional Fred Rosen Emails To Metro (Reddit)
- DTLA Women’s Center 97-Unit Supportive Housing Tops Out (Urbanize)
- Some Neighbors Frustrated Over Destination Crenshaw Construction (NBC4)
- High Surf Delays So Cal Trains (KTLA)
- Pedestrian Killed By Long Beach Transit Bus (LB Watchdog)
- Carnage: Palisades Driver Injured Crashing Into Building (KABC, LAT)
- San Marino Driver Injured Crashing Into Parked Car (SM Tribune)
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