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This week’s headlines:
Foothill Transit Updates Connections to Metro Rail. Learn More Here.
County Wants CA Housing Laws Relaxed For Fire Rebuild, Advocates Disagree (LAT)
Norwalk Approves Civic Center Plan, Expanded Housing (
Urbanize)
CicLAvia Releases 2025 Schedule (
Biking in L.A.)
Metro Free Monday Feb 2 for Transit Equity Day (
Beverly Press)
How Climate Change Fueled L.A. Fires (
LAist)
Pasadena Council Delays Vote on Transit Center Renovations as Focus Moves to Fires (
PasadenaNow)
Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
The locally controlled freeway project continues to make impressive progress, but will it be complete before the Olympics?
SBLA SGV Reporter Chris Greenspon was honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch with their 2026 award for Excellence in Journalism
This park tucks a well-curated piece of green space into a nook of South Pasadena by the 110 Freeway.
