Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines

Not all the news out of LA is bad news...

By Damien Newton

10:01 AM PST on January 29, 2026

City Journal Looks Into L.A. Stopping Repaving, Critiques ADA Law
Paid Parking at San Diego’s Balboa Park Remains For Now (Union-Trib)
Maybe There Will be CicLAvia’s This Year After All (San Fernando Sun)
Waymo Strikes Child Near Santa Monica School (SaMo Next)
Berkeley to Charge a Bit More for Private Car Storage (Berkeleyside)
Bike Lanes Painted “Hollywood Friendly” Green in WeHo (Beverly Press)
Kavanaugh Stops Making Streets Dangerous (SB Mass)
More on Connect Bay Area (Oaklandside)
Amtrak Capitol Corridor and the Super Bowl (SFGate)
San Jose Mayor Joins Governor’s Race (SacBee, Merc-News)
Trump Wants to “Cap” State Gas Taxes (Fox Business)
To Achieve “Abundance,” Americans Need to Embrace Density (CityLab)

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