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Heat and fires, LAX, Burbank, Inglewood, Claremont, El Sereno, WeHo, car-nage, and more

By Joe Linton

7:15 AM PDT on August 10, 2026

A Line Claremont Station rendering - via Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority

Heatwaves Trigger So Cal Forest Fires (KTLA, LAT, SC Signal)
Hollywood Reporter Praises Nick Andert LAX People Mover Exposé
Streets for All Alert: Tell Burbank Not To Fight Housing In BRT Lawsuit
Inglewood Eminent Domains Shopping Center for Stadium Shuttle Hub (L.A. Local, KCAL)
Progress On Foothill A Line To Claremont (Courier)
Court Rule Against Feds, For Homeless Funding Going To Housing (LAist)
Seven El Sereno Caltrans 710 Freeway Homes Sold to First Time Buyers (Eastsider)
Spectrum News Interviews Councilmember Imelda Padilla on Metro Roles
NELA Leaders Take On Vacant Storefronts, Commercial Landlords (Public Press)
L.A. City Expands Unarmed Crisis Response “CIRCLE” Program (SFV Sun)
Lime Deploys E-Scooter Parking Ambassadors To New Parking Zones (WeHo Times)
DJ Petesake YouTube Criticizes Inoperable Bus Windows
Carnage: Five-Car Inglewood Crash Leaves Two Dead, Two Injured (LAT)
- Driver Kills Azusa Bicyclist (Biking in L.A., KTLA)
- Driver Kills Santa Ana Pedestrian (KTLA)
- DUI Suspect Arrested In Deadly Lake Forest Crash (KTLA)
- Driver Crashes Into Glendale Preschool Injuring Eight People (LAT, Daily News)
- Apple Valley Driver Critically Injures Child Riding Scooter (KTLA)
- South L.A. Driver Crashes Into, Destroys Taco Truck (KTLA)
- Castaic Driver Takes Out Pole and Hydrant (SC Signal)
- WeHo Business Tracks Down Truck That Crashed Into Building (WeHo Online)
OCTA Makes Bus Service Changes (NBC4)
Irvine To Open New JOST Bike/Ped Bridge Over 5 Freeway
This Week: Give Input On Coastal Rail Plan Through OC (LAist)

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