Wednesday’s Headlines
Toronto barrier bike lane protection, PSAC, Metrolink, Watts Towers, Pasadena, Anaheim, ADUs, car-nage and more
By
Joe Linton
10:44 AM PDT on August 12, 2026
- LADOT Deploys Toronto Barrier Protection On Imperial Near LAX (Reddit)
- Apply For Metro Public Safety Advisory Committee (The Source)
- Metrolink Suspends San Diego Train Service Due To High Tides (KABC)
- LAPD Says LAPD Did Good Job Policing ICE Protests (LAT)
- Urbanize Shares Plans/Renderings For Watts Towers Revamp
- Councilmember Cole Urges City To Act Against Climate Change (Pasadena Now)
- Anaheim Decided Against Uber/Lyft Tax (LAist)
- Malibu Council Rejects Planned Traffic Circles (Malibu FM)
- L.A. County ADU Production Hits Record High (Daily News)
- Pasadena Unified Plans Workforce Housing At Shuttered School Site (Urbanize)
- Agoura Road Closures For Wildlife Crossing Bridge Work (NBC4)
- Carnage: Santa Ana Driver Kills E-Bike Rider (KTLA, NBC4)
- La Cañada Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested For Fatal Crash (Valley Sun)
- Mission Viejo Driver Kills Pedestrian (KTLA)
- Multiple Drivers Strike and Kill Person On 110 Freeway In Highland Park (Eastsider)
- Driver Kills Pedestrian On 210 Freeway In Azusa (KTLA, KABC)
- Santa Clarita Driver Killed in 14 Freeway Crash (Signal)
- KCAL Tours New Irvine Bike/Ped Bridge
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