Wednesday’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
10:44 AM PDT on August 26, 2026
- So Cal Heat Wave Well Above August Average (KTLA, KCAL, SC Signal)
- Inglewood Approves Mobility Hubs Construction Contract (Urbanize)
- ESFV Construction Contract Awarded (Daily News, LAT, Mass Transit)
- Charter Reform: L.A. City Wants To Be Able To Sell Excess Asphalt (L.A. Material)
- Maybe use more asphalt to repave failing streets?
- CA Bill Could Add PCH Speed Cameras In Long Beach (NBC4)
- SaMo Big Blue Bus Secures $3M Bus Electrification Grant (SM Next)
- More On Leimert Vision Theater Completing Revamp (Urbanize)
- Federal Engineer Corps Invite Public To Walk Whittier Narrows Dam (SGV Tribune)
- L.A. Decriminalizes Playing Ball On Sidewalks & Streets (Daily News)
- A Line Train Hits, Hospitalizes Monrovia Pedestrian (Monrovia Now)
- Carnage: Riverside Car vs. E-Scooter/E-Bike/E-Moto Crash Injures Two (KABC, KTLA, Daily News)
- Fullerton Could Convert City Parking Lots To Housing (Voice of OC)
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