LA Metro has some of the slowest escalators(basin.la)
100 points by big_toast | 83 comments
Article from The Basin examining why LA Metro's escalators, specified at 90 feet per minute, are slower than nearly all others worldwide.
#los-angeles on Hacker News
5 stories tagged los-angeles, newest first.
Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880–2026)(lax-skyline.parcelscope.net)
323 points by rustywasm | 171 comments
Parcelscope interactive visualization showing every building in Los Angeles colored by decade built, animating the city's growth from 1880 to today.
Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests(cnn.com)
507 points by sapphicsnail | 837 comments
CNN report that about 700 Marines are being mobilized in response to protests in Los Angeles, following National Guard deployments.
LA wildfires force thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed(theregister.com)
341 points by rntn | 479 comments
The Register news article on Los Angeles County wildfires forcing about 70,000 evacuations and the closure of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
![Screenshot of cpuc.ca.gov: California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF Peninsula [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2024/3/1/3b34abfd-9d41-4677-a0de-aad60e9f765a.jpg)
California Approves Waymo Expansion to Los Angeles and SF Peninsula [pdf](cpuc.ca.gov)
320 points by ra7 | 370 comments
CPUC signed disposition letter approving Waymo's advice letter to expand driverless robotaxi service to Los Angeles and the SF Peninsula.