Friday’s Headlines
Forest Lawn, Glendale BRT construction, missing middle housing, MacArthur Park fence, speed cameras, South Pasadena, parking tickets, Long Beach, OCTA, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
10:01 AM PDT on August 21, 2026
- More On Bass Blocking Forest Lawn Safety Project (LAT)
- Metro BRT Construction Gets Underway In Glendale In September (GNP, Linton Bluesky)
- Give Input On L.A. City Plans For “Missing Middle” Housing (MV Voice)
- MacArthur Park Fence Proposal Criticized (KTLA)
- LB Expects $5M In Speed Camera Revenue To Go To Safer Streets (LB Post)
- South Pasadena Council Reviews Bike/Walk Planning (South Pasadenan)
- LAT Discovers Angelenos Who Aren’t Driving
- Xtown Analyses L.A. City Parking Tickets
- Top Long Beach Transportation Engineer Forced Out (LB Post)
- OCTA Bus Rider Commits Lewd Act On Camera (KTLA)
- Responding To Complaints, Destination Crenshaw Removes Fences (L.A. Local)
- Santa Monica Safe Routes to School Project at McKinley Elementary (SM Next)
- Carnage: La Crescenta 210 Two-Truck Crash Sends Two To Hospital (LCF Outlook)
- Playa Del Rey Widower Speaks Out About Driver Killing Pregnant Wife (KTLA)
- Perris DUI Driver Faces 2nd Degree Murder Charges For Deadly Crash (KTLA)
- La Cañada Mourns Hit-and-Run Victim Glenda Razzano (LCF Outlook)
- Felony Charges For DUI Driver Who Crashed Into LB Home (LB Post)
- Culver City Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Dog Being Walked (NBC4)
- 101 Wildlife Crossing Bridge Officially Opens December 2 (KABC)
- OC DA Hosts E-Bike/E-Moto Buyback Event (KCAL)
- Rest In Peace L.A. Bike Scene Fixture Paul Bacca, AKA DJ Chicken Leather (Facebook)
- Chicken Leather Remembrance This Sunday Across From Bike Oven
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