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L.A. voters went the polls and strongly supported for bus, walk, and bike improvements six months ago to the day. What is there to show for Measure HLA passage? Aside from a couple of projects that were already announced prior to the vote… nothing. (cue cricket noises.) The city says that will change this week, because HLA is about to trigger 450 feet of hilly new bike lanes in Tarzana. Meanwhile the city is resurfacing streets in South and omitting required walk, bike and bus improvements. Read Streetsblog’s HLA update.

The latest greatest SGV Connect podcast recaps the highs and lows of the 2024 state legislative session.

And it looks like all that Metro/Caltrans freeway widening is working, because the climate is sizzling from all those tailpipe emissions, meaning today’s daily SBLA headlines – again – are sweltering under record-setting heat across the county, er, the state, well, the West, er, the hemisphere… got it: the globe.

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  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Joe Linton
    August 13, 2026
    Bass fareless pledge, Olympics, Beverly Hills, UCLA, Leimert Park, La Crescenta Ave., car-nage and more
  • Worried about Metrolink Cuts? Blame Metrolink ‘Joint Powers Agreement’ Governance Structure
    by Joe Linton
    August 12, 2026
    Metrolink’s JPA governance structure got multi-county So Cal commuter rail service up and running quickly, but was never intended to last for as long as it has
  • West Covina Has One Week Left to Feedback on Parks & Rec Master Plan
    by Chris Greenspon
    August 12, 2026
    Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
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