More Morrison Hotel news, L.A.'s twin crises, and more

Here's what we're reading this week:

Bike Lanes Extended on Reseda Boulevard Are First Clear Measure HLA Upgrade "Measure HLA requirements triggered 350 new feet of bike lanes on Reseda Boulevard, making Southern California's longest on-street bikeway even longer" (Streetsblog LA)

Trader Joe’s to open three new L.A. stores in 2025 "According to the company’s website, the new locations will be in Northridge, Sherman Oaks and Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley." (LA Times)

Could bike lanes reshape car-crazy Los Angeles? "But with hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to attend the city for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games, something has to be done to make getting around the city easier." (BBC)

LA officials call on landlords to accept housing vouchers from veterans under new streamlined process "The two-pronged approach announced Thursday in South L.A. aims to get more housing vouchers into veterans' hands while boosting the number of units available by partnering with property owners and landlords. But veterans and advocates are skeptical." (LAist)

L.A.’s Twin Crises Finally Seem Fixable "The city is gradually revamping America’s most infamous sprawl." (The Atlantic)

Huntington Beach v. California, another year, another round of battles "After a slate of four conservative City Council candidates won seats in 2022, they repeatedly butted heads with their three left-leaning colleagues and passed legislation over their loud objections. In November, those three minority council members lost their seats to a new conservative slate, leaving the city with a full-MAGA council." (LAist)

The long, painful decline of the L.A. hotel made famous by the Doors: Can the Morrison rise from the ashes? "While the building survived and there were no injuries, it remains uncertain if the Morrison Hotel will come back to life as an affordable housing project." (LA Times)

Metro stands by its workforce with on-time completion of new barriers to protect bus operators "The initiative was launched earlier this year in response to an increase in attacks on our bus operators. This is unfortunately part of a national trend; the number of major assaults on transit workers tripled between 2008 and 2021, according to the Federal Transit Administration." (The Source)

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