• After Ruling, Metro Drops Mask Mandate On Transit (The Source, Eastsider)
  …Muni Bus Operators Dropping Mask Mandates (Downey Patriot, Footnotes)
  …L.A. County COVID Positivity Rate Ticks Upward (AV Times)
• Senator Padilla Celebrates $5M For $3B Metro Van Nuys Light Rail (The Source, Daily News, CBS)
• Pasadena Planning Craig Avenue Bike/Ped Greenway, Meeting 4/28 (Pasadena Now)
• Carnage: Griffith Park Deadly DUI Driver Charged (Biking in L.A.)
  …Driver Killed In Solo Crash Near Lancaster (AV Times)
• Insurance Premiums Are Invested In Fossil Fuel Companies (LAT)
• How A Japanese-America Realty Company Helped End Racial Covenants (KCET)

Calendar extra: Wednesday 4/20 – Tonight Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE), Different Spokes Bicycling Club of Southern California, community leaders, family, and friends will gather for Ghost Bike Vigil in commemoration of the life of Andrew Jelmert, killed by a driver in Griffith Park. The event will take place from 8-9 p.m. at 4730 Crystal Springs Drive in Griffith Park. Details at SAFE Tweet. (Corrected)

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• After Deadly Crash, Cyclists Call For Bikeable Griffith Park (LAT)
• More On Metro Downtown Regional Connector Subway Milestone (Urbanize, The Source, Daily News)
• New Bike Bridge Coming To Pacoima Wash (Daily News)
• How Federal Mask Ruling Affects Masks On Transit (LAT, L.A. Magazine)
• Carnage: Two People Killed In 60 Freeway Crash In Pomona (LAT)
  …DUI Driver Kills Person In 405/710 Freeway Ramp Crash In Long Beach (Daily Breeze, LB Post)
  …Coroner Identifies Victim Killed In 14 Freeway Crash In Palmdale (SC Signal)
  …Motorist Killed In Pomona Crash (SGV Tribune)
  …Driver Kills Pedestrian On 5 Freeway In Boyle Heights (Eastsider)
  …Five People Injured In Three-Car Crash In Los Feliz (Eastsider)
• Fontana Neighbors Fighting Warehouse Boom Air Pollution (LAist)

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• Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist In Griffith Park (Biking in L.A., Eastsider)
  …Person Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver Who Crashed Into Wilmington Encampment (Daily Breeze)
  …Driver Killed In Canyon Car Crash In Malibu (Daily News, Malibu Times)
  …Wrong-Way Speeding Driver Killed On 60 Freeway In Pomona (SGV Tribune)
  …LB Neighbors Push For Safety Upgrades After Crash (LB Post)
• 7-Story 154-Unit Mixed Use Nearing Completion In DTLA (Urbanize)

SBLA is publishing lightly today due to spring break – back to full-fledged publishing tomorrow

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• 101-Home Affordable/Supportive Building Opens Along Crenshaw/LAX In Inglewood (Urbanize)
• LAPD Officers Fired Bullets And ‘Less Lethal’ Rounds At Same Time (LAT)
• Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Returns To Accepting Cash Fares (SMDP)
• Metro Bike Share App Has Issues (VeryLA)
• How To Bike To Dodgers Stadium (LAist)
• Universal Studios Trams Go Electric (Daily News)
• Manuel Pastor On How To Build On Pandemic Changes (Capital & Main)
• Climate Crisis Increases Need For Building Greener Rainwater Systems (LAist)
• Carnage: Boyle Heights Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian (Eastsider)
  …Driver Killed In Malibu Car Crash (Malibu Times)
  …Pedestrian Killed In 405 Freeway Crash In Long Beach (LB Post)
  …Person Injured In Two-Car Crash in North Long Beach (LB Post)
• More On Culver Sidewalk Extension To Avoid Unhoused Sweep (LAist)
• More On Sheriff Ultimatum To Metro (LAT)
• Sacramento Haggles Over Gas Rebate Plans (LAT)

SBLA is publishing lightly today and Monday – happy spring break!

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• Sheriff Threatens To Pull Transit Deputies If LASD Doesn’t Police Entire Metro System (LAist, LB Post, 2UrbanGirls, Daily News, ABC7, NBC4, KTLA5)
• Metro Board Could Certify NoHo-Pasadena EIR This Month (Pasadena Now, The Source)
• New DIY Crosswalks, This Time In Koreatown (@CrosswalksLA Twitter)
• Metrolink Trains Now Run On Biodiesel (Daily Breeze, CBS)
• Caltrans Shores Up Five Freeway Bridges (LAist)
• Carnage: Driver Crashes Into Belmont Shore Barber Shop (LB Post)
• CA Grants L.A. County $13M To Convert Two Lancaster Hotels To Supportive Housing (AV Times)
• 5-Story 68-Apartment Building Topped Out Near Vermont/Beverly Station (Urbanize)
• CA Plans To Triple Electric Car Sales By 2026 (LB Post)

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