Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines
Monday, April 20, 2026 
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Featured
 
New COVID subvariant ‘Cicada’ is on the rise. Here’s what you need to know  
Los Angeles Times - April 20, 2026
 
 
Board of Supervisors
 
Altadena Town Council to Take Up Infrastructure Presentation, SCE Letter Vote at Tuesday Meeting  
Pasadena Now - April 20, 2026
 
 
Focus on Ethnic Media
 
After 20 years of transformation and development, the David Geffen Gallery at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opens.   Translate
World Journal - April 20, 2026
 
LA County Student Numbers Plummet, Down More Than 30,000 from Last Year   Translate
Koreadaily - 미주중앙일보 - April 19, 2026
 
 
Cities & State
 
L.A. Mayor Bass offers a hold-the-line budget, with no layoffs and few increases in services  
Los Angeles Times - April 20, 2026
 
600 goats get to work in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco. The goal: fire prevention  
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - April 19, 2026
 
Koreatown residents say they're more than ready for Metro’s D Line to open  
LAist - April 18, 2026
 
LA officials not confident 2028 Olympics will help local economy  
KNBC-TV - NBC4 LA - April 18, 2026
 
 
Homelessness
 
LA approves $360M in Measure ULA funds for 4,000 affordable housing units  
KTTV FOX 11 LA - April 18, 2026
 
 
Public Health
 
1,200% jump in kratom-related calls to poison control centers in last decade, analysis shows  
Los Angeles Times - April 17, 2026
 
Is rotavirus spreading in LA County? Is it different from norovirus?  
USA Today - April 17, 2026
 
 
Public Safety
 
D4vd charged with murder in 'brutal and horrific' death of teenage girl: DA  
ABC News - April 20, 2026
 
Phone lines at East LA Sheriff’s Station have been down since February due to copper wire theft  
LAist - April 18, 2026
 
Correctional officer worked with drug trafficker to smuggle cocaine into LA County, DA says  
KNBC-TV - NBC4 LA - April 17, 2026
 
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