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Metrolink train breaks down in Anaheim Hills, stranding hundreds of passengers
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (315+ words) A Metrolink train heading from Oceanside to San Bernardino broke down in Anaheim Hills on Saturday afternoon, stranding hundreds of passengers for around two hours, according to the regional rail authority. Metrolink spokeswoman Sabrina Davis said the 1858 train experienced mechanical…...
L.A. says bike lanes on Pico Boulevard would boost safety. Merchants fear fallout
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (885+ words) On a recent weekday afternoon, cars were already parked bumper to bumper along the residential streets near Pico Boulevard. On the boulevard itself, parking spots were filling up as drivers hurtled down the busy roadway. The corridor is lined with…...
Letters to the Editor: San Juan Capistrano isn’t just some ‘MAGA wonderland’
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (267+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: On July 4, the Los Angeles Times published a column by Gustavo Arellano, who apparently took a day trip to San Juan Capistrano, only to disparage our town as a supposed âMAGA wonderlandâ in…...
LAX people mover contractor sues city over ongoing dispute with airport
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (392+ words) The contractor for Los Angeles International Airport’s long-awaited automatic people mover train filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles amid ongoing disputes with the airport over project delays. LAX Integrated Express Solutions accused Los Angeles World Airports, a…...
Streets vs. blvds. vs. avenues and more
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (82+ words) Los Angeles Times Streets vs. blvds. vs. avenues and more Rebecca Castillo is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she was a special projects lead for the Times’ High School Insider and other Public Affairs programs. A…...
They invented the 'perfect car' for L.A. drivers. Here's why we never got it
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (724+ words) Los Angeles was buzzing 50 years ago over what backers insisted was the perfect vehicle for our car-dependent city. It combined the privacy and versatility of a car with the network of a mass transit system, built around the conviction that…...
Column: Bloody crashes are a fact of life on Malibu's fabled but deadly stretch of PCH
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1480+ words) In the 2023 documentary, “21 Miles in Malibu,” local legend Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner leans against the doorway of his iconic surf shop on the north side of Pacific Coast Highway across from the Malibu Pier. “I have seen nine fatal collisions…...
Nearly 100 dementia patients are being evicted from their Redondo Beach home. Why it’s sparking outrage
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1433+ words) Jennifer Aust’s heart is breaking. Her whole life, she watched her dad, Pat, give back to the South Bay community he was raised in. He joined the Redondo Beach Fire Department in 1970 and held nearly every rank inside the department…...
These Los Angeles college students use public transit to save money. Here's what it’s like
1+ week, 5+ day ago (921+ words) For some students, using transit means getting ready and leaving long before class starts. Makeda Webb wakes up at 6 a.m. in her apartment in Willowbrook, more than five hours before her first class at Cal State Dominguez Hills, less than 5 miles…...
Sean Duffy's son-in-law divides Trump-backing Republicans in a Wisconsin congressional race
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1121+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. — Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has an answer for people who say he doesn’t have the experience necessary to join Congress as its youngest member. He points to George Washington and Thomas…...