• COVID Omicron Sweeping Through California At Staggering Speed (LAT)
  …Steep COVID Spike In L.A. County Cases (LAist, LAT, Daily News)
  …Omicron A Major Threat For L.A. County Hospitals (L.A. Magazine)
• L.A. County Can Legally Return Bruce’s Beach To Heirs (Daily Breeze)
• Councilmember Raman Seeks Input For Street Upgrades (Biking in L.A.)
• State Parks Awards $113M For New/Upgraded L.A. County Parks (Urbanize)
• Long Beach Planning Colorado Lagoon Park Upgrades (LongBeachIze)
• Montclair Transit Center Adds Greyhound Bus Service (Daily Bulletin)
• Judge Halts Santa Monica From Demolishing Parking Structure For Housing – Though Jan 7 (SMDP)
• Manhattan Beach Relents, Keeping Outdoor Dining Through Spring (Daily Breeze)
• Carnage: Driver Kills Cyclist On PCH In Malibu (Biking in L.A., CBS)
• New CA Traffic Laws Taking Effect In 2022 (NBC)

Streetsblog L.A. will be off tomorrow and Monday for a long holiday weekend – returning Tuesday December 28.

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• COVID Omicron Surging In L.A., No Restrictions Needed (LAT)
  …Expect Record-Breaking Cases, Higher Hospitalizations, Fewer Deaths (LAT)
• Carnage: Driver Kills Person On Bicycle In Malibu (Biking in L.A.)
  …Couple Arrested In Deadly Huntington Beach Hit-and-Run (LB Post)
• Ridley-Thomas Ambitions Overrode His Push To Solve Homelessness (KNOCK-LA)
• SGC & East L.A. Plan To Curb Industrial Pollution With Green Zones (SGV Tribune)
• Metro Transit Free On Christmas Eve, New Years Eve 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. (The Source, CBS)
  …Bus Fares Resume January 10 (The Source) With Passes Half-Price (The Source)

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• COVID Omicron Variant Surging In L.A. County (LAT)
• Councilmembers Decided What L.A. Streets Get What Upgrades When (LAist)
• Santa Fe Springs Planning Truck Tax For Road Repair (Whittier Daily News)
• Carnage: Driver Dies Crashing Into Parked Truck On 605 Freeway In Irwindale (SGV Tribune)
  …Driver Kills Pedestrian On 210 Freeway In Pasadena (Star-News)
• 5-Story 63-Unit Supportive Housing Under Construction By MacArthur Park Station (Urbanize)
• Manchin Killing Build Back Better Killed Federal E-Bike Rebate (Biking in L.A.)
• Do We Really Need Huge Emergency Response Vehicles For Public Safety? (Michael Schneider Medium)

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• Omnicron COIVD Spreading Through CA and L.A. – What You Need To Know (LAist, LAT)
  …How COVID Could Impact Holiday Plans (LAist, LAT)
• LAT Editorial: How L.A. Can Reduce Emissions Quickly
• Parking Tickets Are Back (LAT)
• Ports Receive Battery Electric Truck (Daily Breeze)
• L.A. County Amends Bruce’s Beach Deed (Daily Breeze)
• Street Vendors Being Harrassed Outside L.A. City College Swap Meet (LAist)
• Pasadena Gas Station Spills 1,300 Gallons Of Fuel (LAT, SGV Tribune)
• Carnage: Driver Killed In Woodland Hills Crash (Daily News)
  …By Magic Mountain Parkway 5-Vehicle 5 Freeway Crash Sends People To Hospital (SC Signal)
• CA Freeway Clean-Up Initiative Improved Trashed Vacant Area Along 110 In South L.A. (Urbanize)
• 5-Story 20-Unit Builidng Planned In Filipinotown, Near Beverly Station (Urbanize)

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• Delta And Omicron COVID Are Surging (LAT)
• Crenshaw/Expo TOD Clears Planning Commission (Urbanize)
• New Pedestrian Plaza Opens Next To Venice Boardwalk (Urbanize)
• How Gentrification Is Affecting Health of Black and Brown Angelenos (Capital & Main)
• Coalition For Unhoused Seeks Tax On Property Sales Over $5M (Daily News)
• How Red Light Enforcement Cameras Work (Daily News)
• Are More Drivers Angry and Aggressive These Days? (LAT)
• Climate Change Is Wreaking Havoc In the Artic And Beyond (LAT)
• Metro Service Changes Take Effect This Sunday (The Source)

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