Monday’s Headlines
Dangerous heat, Metrolink, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Olympics, Culver CityBus, Glendale, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
1:46 PM PDT on October 5, 2026
- Dangerous Heat Continues (KABC, KCAL)
- Angeles Forest Fire Causes Santa Clarita Evacuations (KABC)
- 14% Metrolink Fare Increase Started Today (KTLA, NBC4, Pasadena Now)
- Councilmember Hall On SaMo Approach To Street Safety (SaMo Next)
- Pasadena To Begin Multimodal Rose Bowl Access Plan (Pasadena Now)
- Olympics Sponsorships/Contracts Are Vague/Opaque (Torched)
- Community Remembers Beloved Murdered Culver City Bus Driver (KABC)
- Culver CityBus Resumes Service (NBC4)
- Glendale La Crescenta Ribbon-Cutting This Wed Morning (CV Weekly)
- Wed Is CA Clean Air Day – Free Metro Rides (The Source)
- It’s Santa Monica Bus/Bike/Walk Week (SaMo Next)
- Carnage: DUI Driver Kills Hollywood Pedestrian (KTLA)
- Malibu Driver Crashes Into 3 Parked Cars, Kills One Sleeping Occupant (NBC4)
- Two Killed, 7 Injured In Oxnard Multi-Car Crash (KABC)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Hospitalizes North Hills Pedestrian (KCAL)
- Major Injuries As Fontana Wrong-Way Driver Plunges Into Wash (KTLA)
- One Dead, Others Injured In 4 Separate Angeles Crest Highway Motorcyclist Crashes (KTLA)
- Minor Injuries To Driver Who Crashed Van Into Surf In Malibu (KABC)
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