Thursday’s Headlines
L.A. bans oil drilling, Metro D Line, LAX, Long Beach, sea levels, Destination Crenshaw, Commerce, car-nage, and more
By
Joe Linton
10:05 AM PDT on October 29, 2026
- L.A. City Bans Oil Drilling, Again (LAT)
- Metro To Reopen Closed D Line Early: Reopens Saturday 4am (The Source)
- LAX People Mover Delayed Again – Might Open February 2027 (LAT)
- Long Beach To Retool 710 Freeway Ramp To Expand Park (LB Post)
- L.A. Is Spending More To Get Less, Including Street Resurfacing (Xtown)
- Storms, Warming Seas, Sea Level Rise Lead To Battered Coast (Public Press)
- Latest On Destination Crenshaw Delays (L.A. Local)
- More On New Redondo Beach Bike Lanes (Patch)
- City of Commerce Ticketing Illegally Parked Waymo Robo-Cars (KTLA)
- Waymo Expands Into South Bay (NBC4)
- Yaroslavsky Motion Supports Do-It-Yourself Crosswalks (Reddit)
- 600-Unit Downtown LB Tower Nearing Completion (LongBeachIze)
- L.A. Council Approves 474-Unit 2-Towers Development in Arts District (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Suspect Arrested In Fatal South L.A. Hit-and-Run Crash (KTLA, NBC4)
- DUI Driver Crashes Into Murietta Fire Hydrant and Flees (KTLA)
- CA High-Speed Rail Chief Ian Choudry Resigns (LAT)
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