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Washington Post publishes maps from Airparif showing the drop in pollution as the city restricted car traffic and built bike lanes. Source: WaPo and Airparif

  • Former LAPD officer who drove at speeds up to 150mph pleads guilty to murder in 2017 DUI crash that killed 3 (LAT)
  • 2 dead, 5 injured after Tesla driver runs red light and crashes into OCTA bus in Fullerton, police say (KCAL)
  • 2 women dead, 4 people injured after a violent crash in Westmont (KCAL)
  • LAPD searching for hit-and-run driver who severely injured pedestrian in Koreatown in December (KCAL)
  • License to Kill: drivers with horrifying histories keep driving (CalMatters)
  • Despite all this carnage, a report says traffic fatalities fell 3.8 percent in 2024 (Transportation Today)
  • L.A. County considers doubling penalties in street takeover crackdown (KTLA)
  • PCH will reopen in time for the summer, Newsom says (NBC; Fox11)
  • Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. (WaPo)
  • Plan for 53-story building above The Bloc's garage moves forward (Urbanize LA)
  • After years of setbacks, Lorena Plaza opens to unhoused and low-income Angelenos (Boyle Heights Beat)
  • How bad is California’s housing crisis? A first-in-the-nation bill would let students live in cars. (Politico)
  • Monday Housing Don'ts: Democratic mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT for his Housing Plan (Hellgate NYC)
  • Q&A: Health experts urge caution, more testing after elevated lead levels found in Eaton fire soil (Pasadena Star News)
  • Wildlife is returning to the Altadena foothills after the Eaton Fire. Yes, that's a mountain lion (LAist)
  • Countries agree to global carbon tax on shipping, opposed by Trump (WaPo)
  • Trump’s trade war could upend California’s EV agenda (LAist)
  • What’s at stake for Black communities when EPA protections go away amid the Trump administration’s deregulation campaign (Capital B)
  • L.A. was forged by global commerce. Can the metropolis we know survive the Trump trade wars? (LAT)
  • Battle over eviction of beloved stuffed donkey on Olvera Street heading to trial (KCAL; LA TACO)
  • Hollenbeck Park Lake’s nearly $40 million overhaul aims for 2030 completion (Boyle Heights Beat)
  • Downtown surges with thousands for Bernie Sanders rally (Guardian)
  • Fourteen-year-old girl killed in her home, potentially by stray bullet, in one of three shooting incidents shattering the Green Meadows community in South L.A. (LAT)
  • How city leaders plan on tackling LA's $1B deficit (Spectrum)

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