Friday’s Headlines
Warming climate causing wildfires, DIY crosswalks, Pico Rivera, LAX, Watts, South Pasadena, Playa Vista, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
9:04 AM PDT on October 16, 2026
- Hot Windy Weather Means High Fire Risk (KTLA)
- LAT Profiles Jonathan Hale, Guerilla Crosswalk Painting Organizer
- Metro Continues Plans for New Pico Rivera Metrolink Station (@Joe Linton Bluesky)
- LAX People Mover Faces “Technical Challenges” To Open In January (Daily News)
- Metro [presentation, video] Shares D Line Construction Photos (Reddit)
- Watts Jordan Downs Housing Revamp Opens, Park Next (Urbanize)
- Fremont/Huntington Update (@southpasactive Instagram)
- Culture Cart Operates SoFi Park-and-Ride Shuttle Business (L.A. Local)
- Playa Vista’s Fake Bus Stops (@lejexplains Instagram)
- WeHo Online Tells Anti-Bike Side of Fountain Avenue Story
- Carnage: Two Pedestrians Killed Recently By Glendale Drivers (GNP)
- Apparent DUI Driver Kills Person In Irvine (KTLA)
- Hollywood Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Charged With Murder (Beverly Press)
- Oct 17 – Three Years After – Malibu Remembers Four Students Killed By Driver (Malibu Times)
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