Wednesday’s Headlines – Happy California Clean Air Day
Yep, it's still hot out there.
11:16 AM PDT on October 7, 2026
- Ride Metro (including Bike Share and Micro), Metrolink, and OCTA for free today! (Metro)
- Power restored in parts of LA as heat drives up electricity demand (NBC4); those looking to beat the heat at the beach should avoid beaches experiencing high bacteria levels (NBC4) or dangerous surf (KTLA)
- With ICE activity surging in SoCal, communities are bracing for cruelty and buffoonery (L.A. TACO); subscribe to their ICE Watch newsletter here.
- What was in the air after the Lineage fire? New lawsuits are demanding information (Boyle Heights Beat)
- L.A.’s Ports Are the Region’s Biggest Polluters (Capital & Main)
- LAPD’s license plate reader pilot program put on hold by City Council (LAT)
- Long Beach launches speed safety system citywide (NBC4)
- CD9 forum turns heated and it wasn’t just the weather (CALÓ News)
- Suspect accused of fatally shooting Culver City bus driver in Mar Vista charged with murder (CBS)
- ‘Justice for Bird’: Family seeks answers after 83-year-old killed in hit-and-run crash in South LA (Fox11)
- L.A. moves to establish dedicated fund for Sixth Street viaduct maintenance (NBC4)
- He’s trying to break generational ties to gangs. Los Angeles police keep targeting him (CalMatters)
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Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Central Los Angeles.
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