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By Damien Newton

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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