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This Week’s Featured Posts:
SGV Connect Podcast 141: Foothill Transit’s New Route and the Legislative Session Comes to an End
A new Foothill Transit bus line does more than just serve the A Line stations, and a wrap of the last legislative session.
By Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon
Last Chance for Input on La Puente’s Housing Element Update
Take the survey: building rule changes allow for faster home development, including on church grounds, commercially zoned land, and to replace lost affordable housing
By Chris Greenspon


Top Headlines:
ICE Terror: ICE Returns To Monrovia Home Depot (L.A. Taco)
Pasadena To Sell 17 Caltrans 710 Freeway Homes (Pasadena Now)
Will Your Congressional District Change if Prop 50 Passes? (SGV Tribune)
Find Out More About the Rio Honda Restoration Project
Recapping Active SGV’s Active September (Active Blog)
L.A. Sheriff Dept. Announces Ped Safety Month (KCAL)
CA Drivers Licenses To Get New Features (KABC)
CA “Clean Air Vehicle” Benefits Ended (LAist)
It’s Walktober In Pasadena (Colorado Blvd)
Don’t Forget Walk/Bike to School Day on 10/8 (Pasadena Now)
South Pas Bike To School Day On October 10/7 (South Pasadenan)


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

  • Bill to Exempt L.A. from Housing Density Near-Transit Bill Heads to the Senate Housing Committee Tomorrow
    by Damien Newton
    April 20, 2026
    L.A. Metro and many Southern California city leaders are pushing for SB 1361, which would essentially carve L.A. County out from last year’s pro-transit-oriented housing legislation SB 79
  • Monday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    April 20, 2026
    The headline stack runs from the Straight of Hormuz through e-bikes in San Diego.
  • When Traffic Violence Hits The Same Family Twice — Years Apart, On Exactly the Same Street
    by The Editorial Team
    April 19, 2026
    The deaths of a Colorado married couple has some mourning an eerie coincidence — and others outraged at two predictable tragedies that could have been prevented.
  • Driver Runs Red, Hits Cyclist, Speeds Off
    by The Editorial Team
    April 17, 2026
    More evidence that San Francisco drivers are out of control—and that SFMTA must start incorporating concrete into its designs if it wants to reduce crashes.
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    April 17, 2026
    Neighborhood greenways, San Diego budget woes, and a whole bunch of hyper-loop.
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