Friday’s Headlines
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7:49 AM PST on January 24, 2025
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- Charging and Parking for Robotaxis Taking up Space in SF That Could Be Housing (Chron)
- Newsom Signs $2.5 Billion Aid Bill for LA Wildfires (SacBee)
- Weekend Storms Should Help Parched LA, But Mudslides Possible (LAT)
- Trump to Survey Fire Damage, Will Likely Hold Nonsensical Press Event (LAT)
- Hughes Fire in Northern LA County Destroyed 54 Bike/Hike Trails (LAT)
- Fullerton’s “Walk on Wilshire” Ped. Only Street to Close (OC Register)
- “Five Trends That Will Change Cities in 2025” (SacBee)
- Fresno DUI Kills 98 Year Old Pedestrian (FresnoBee)
- Driver Flees Hit and Run Crash After Hitting Metro Train (LB Post)
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