Tuesday’s Headlines
Forest Lawn Drive, South Pasadena, Metro ridership, D Line, CicLAvia, Burbank, Pasadena, car-nage and more
By
Joe Linton
11:39 AM PDT on October 13, 2026
- LADOT & Bass Forest Lawn Drive Plan: Widen the Road (LAist)
- South Pasadena Pauses Fremont 2-way Bikeway (South Pas Review)
- September Daily Metro Ridership Surpassed 1 Million – First Time Since ICE Terror Surge (Reddit)
- Metro To Temporarily Close New D Line Stations Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 (The Source)
- More Heart of L.A. CicLAvia (Boyle Hts Beat)
- Councilmember Jurado Scales Back Planned Broadway Bus Lanes (Reddit)
- Salt Water Damaged Batteries Mean Fire Risks For E-Cars/Bikes/Scooters (KTLA)
- Revamped Burbank Airport Opens (Torched, LAist, Pasadena Now, KTLA, NBC4, Daily News)
- Metro A Line Train Strikes, Kills Pasadena Pedestrian (Pasadena Now)
- Great Shake-Out Drill To Showcase Metrolink Quake Tech (SCV News)
- Take Metro To Taste Of Soul This Saturday (Sentinel)
- Santa Clarita Transit 35-Year Anniversary TAP Card (SCV News)
- Carnage: DUI Driver Charged With Murder In Fatal 4-Car Manhattan Beach Crash (KTLA)
- Apple Valley Driver Kills Person Walking Dog, After Another Driver Hit/Injured Dog (KTLA)
- WeHo Hit-and-Run Driver Shatters E-Scooter Rider’s Leg (WeHo Times)
- Glendale Driver Hits, Kills TV/Music Producer Lucian Piane (NBC4)
- South L.A. Driver Crashes Into Sheriff Patrol Car, Injuring Two, Shearing Hydrant (KTLA)
- Costa Mesa Driver Crashes Into Stalled Car On 73 Freeway (KTLA)
- Speeding Ventura Driver Sentenced To 1 Year For Crash Killing Two People (KTLA)
- Santa Ana To Overhaul Permit Parking (Voice of OC)
- Climate-Driven High Waters Batter Long Beach, and CA Coast (LAT, LB Post, NBC4, KCAL, KABC)
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