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Featured Podcast:
SGV Connect 138 – Reclaimers Resisting Eviction
Benito Flores, one of the Reclaimers, is resisting eviction to draw attention to inequities with how housing laws are being applied to people experiencing homelessness


Top Headlines:
South Pasadena Active Bikes a Pub Crawl (South Pas Review)
Pasadena Looks To Reduce Traffic Impact Fees On New Development (Pasadena Now)
Learn More About Burke Heritage Park in Alhambra (Alhambra.gov)
L.A. Bus Operators Protecting Riders From ICE (Public Press)
Transit Ridership Dipped In June, Due To ICE Terror (LAT)
County Measure J Fiasco Impacts Communities (Public Press)
More on Metro State of the Agency (Sentinel, The Source)
Annual Count Finds Small Decrease in Homelessness (LAist, LB Post, BH Beat, SMDP, NBC4)
Get Tickets Now for Noche de las Luminarias, the Annual Active SGV Fundraiser/Awards Dinner (EventBrite)

And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:

  • Bike Shorts: Open Streets, Griffith Park, Metro Bike Share, and More
    by The Editorial Team
    September 18, 2026
    New bike lane protection in Griffith Park, Hollywood and Arcadia – and Metro expanding bike-share and funding CicLAvia-type events
  • See Glendora’s Bike/Walk People Movement Project at Open House on 9/10
    by The Editorial Team
    September 8, 2026
    It includes 10+ miles of off-street bike paths and first/last mile connections to the Metro A Line.
  • Parts of San Gabriel River and Rio Hondo Bike Paths Closing for Dam Construction
    by The Editorial Team
    September 3, 2026
    Sections of the two bikeways will be closed for years to come, as Whittier Narrows Dam gets important safety upgrades.
  • West Covina Has One Week Left to Feedback on Parks & Rec Master Plan
    by The Editorial Team
    August 12, 2026
    Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
  • The 57/60 Confluence Construction is More Than Halfway Finished
    by The Editorial Team
    July 29, 2026
    The locally controlled freeway project continues to make impressive progress, but will it be complete before the Olympics?
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