Transportation & Mobility

Metro Board goes against staff recommendation for South Bay extension

Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell's competing motion was successful.

A train breaks through a banner reading "Now arriving... The K!" The banner is held by two Metro staff members.

City isn’t pursuing misdemeanor charge for painting unauthorized crosswalks, activist says

Jonathan Hale said the statute of limitations remains open for another year.

A police officer in a black uniform and sunglasses stands to the left of a cop car. The police officer is holding the arm of a man in front of him wearing a reflective vest. The man is in haandcuffs.

Hiring for Metro police force begins this year. Officers to work with crisis teams, chief says

Chief Bill Scott, in an interview with LAist, did not discount the recruitment challenges affecting law enforcement nationwide.

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A black Metro subway train with yellow trim approaches the platform as three people wait. Two of them are wearing yellow and orange safety vests. The other is a woman wearing a white baseball cap with a black bag slung over one shoulder. The bag bears the word "Metro" and the organization's signature capital "M" in a white circle.

Golden Globes 2026: Road closures, parking restrictions and how to watch

The places to avoid in L.A. and alternative routes. Plus, how to follow along.

A scrum of photographers shoot as the a red carpet is about to be unfurled.

Potholes are back thanks to the rain. What can you do if your car gets damaged?

You’ll have to pay out-of-pocket first, but if you play your cards right, the agency responsible could compensate you.

A close up of a street with a cracked pothole in the middle, which is full of rain water.

How did LA transit riders evacuate from the fires?

UCLA researchers asked more than 160 evacuees how they reached safety.

Two people pull wheeled luggage and carry bags along a street. One has a dog on a leash.

Shooting on Metro bus near Exposition Park leaves one person dead

The incident Wednesday night came amid early talks for the agency to adopt a pilot program for weapons detection on buses.

An orange bus passes by a street blurred from the movement.

We took a self-driving Waymo car for a test ride on LA freeways. Here’s how it went

LAist hit the road again to take a roundtrip Waymo ride from downtown to Arlington Heights using freeways

The interior of a car taken from the backseat, with notably no driver sitting behind the wheel. The car is driving on a freeway near the downtown Los Angeles skyline in the distance on the left.

Just how much have street takeovers spun out of control in LA?

What began as an underground car scene has exploded into a violent public spectacle fueled by social media. A USC Annenberg investigation maps the toll.

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dozens of young people gather in the middle of the street, many holding their phones up and recording video on their phones; there is smoke rising up in the air nearby, which glows green and red in the streetlights

The peak of holiday travel is this weekend. What you need to know

Some 10 million Southern California residents will travel out of the region through Jan. 1, according to AAA.

A packed freeway full of traffic in the evening hours on an overcast day. Trucks and cars are lined closely together in the four lanes of traffic, the red brake lights illuminating the wet pavement behind them. A green traffic sign with white text reads "Griffith Park Drive" with an arrow pointing towards another two lanes of packed traffic moving in the same general direction.

40,000 people died on California roads. State leaders looked away

As driving deaths have skyrocketed across the state, the governor, legislators, the courts and the DMV have failed to act.

A back and white photo of Steve Gordon, a man wearing a black suit and spotted tie, speaking behind a podium as he stands next to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a man with slicked back hair, wearing a suit.

LA police arrest street safety activist for painting DIY crosswalk in Westwood

Jonathan Hale said the group had painted two of four total crosswalks in Westwood before officers arrested him.

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