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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