Monday’s Headlines
Forest Lawn Drive, bus lane enforcement, Pasadena BRT construction, housing, Hollywood sign, L.A. mayor race, Walktober, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
11:52 AM PDT on September 21, 2026
- Governor Newsom Signs Bill Against Forest Lawn Dr. Safety Project (Biking in L.A.)
- On-Bus Cameras Issued $42.8M In Tickets Last Fiscal Year (The Basin)
- Traffic Violence Presentation To Pasadena Council This Thursday (Pasadena Now)
- Pasadena BRT Construction Expected To Finish In November (Pasadena Now)
- L.A. CAN Warns Of Rent Subsidy Cliff (Mar Vista Voice)
- Federal Delays Wreaking Havoc On L.A. Homeless Providers (LAist)
- The Hollywood Sign Gets Lit, A Preview Of Things To Come (Torched)
- LAT Interviews Karen Bass, and Nithya Raman
- Pasadena Walktober Events Next Month (Pasadena Now)
- LAT Readers Share EV Experiences
- Norwalk Swap Meet Site Could Become 129 Townhomes (Patriot)
- Carnage: Two Separate Fatal Crashes On 60 Freeway In Chino (KTLA)
- Riverside Driver Kills E-Biker and E-Moto Rider (KTLA)
- Driver Sought In Fatal Van Nuys Hit-and-Run (Daily News)
- Driver Intentionally Crashes Into, Kills Person In DTLA (NBC4)
- Fatal Driver vs. Tree Crash Along 60 Freeway In East L.A. (Eastsider)
- Driver Strikes, Drags, Injures Person During DUI “Family Confrontation” (Pasadena Now, Colorado Blvd)
- Driver Crashes Into Fontana Home, Now Red Tagged (KTLA, KABC)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Damages Waymo AV (KTLA)
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