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Timestamps:

• 0:26: Westwood/VA Hospital station
• 11:00: Westwood/UCLA station
• 16:00: Century City station
• 23:48: Beverly Dr station

• Van Nuys bridge – 79% complete
• Vesper bridge – 65% complete
• Van Nuys station – 8% complete
• Sepulveda bridge – 15% complete
• Van Nuys + Sepulveda bridges & detour: Valley Transit Partners (VTP) continues to work on the Van Nuys Bl Bridge and began construction of the Sepulveda Bl Bridge in March 2026. Anticipated Completion: December 2027.
• Canoga Av–Winnetka Av, Bike path users are detoured to the LA River Greenway. Anticipated completion: November 2026
• White Oak Av–Sepulveda Basin, Bicyclists are detoured to Oxnard St. Anticipated completion: 3 weeks
• Bike Path closure extended east from Tyrone Av to Woodman Av, Anticipated December 2026 – December 2027

>Brian Aggrey worked at SpaceX for over a decade. After the company’s record-breaking IPO in June, he and his wife, Phoebe Novack, saw their fortunes increase dramatically. So they quit their jobs and left the country.

>In July, they traveled to Milan and Cote d’Azur and stayed in the French countryside, where Novack took acting classes over the summer. In September, they went to Chamonix in the Alps to paraglide, and to Italy for the Formula One Italian Grand Prix and the Venice Biennale and film festival.

>Now in Paris, they plan to fly to Mexico City this fall, where Aggrey will study sculpture and the country’s water crisis.

>This is just the autumn itinerary for a wild year of letting themselves chase hobbies and passions, completely unencumbered by the corporate career paths they have built. They have budgeted $25,000 a month for 365 days. The couple is calling it their “Year of Freak.”

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>The somewhat unexpected money has given them permission to act on their “biggest, craziest, weirdest dreams,” said Novack, 35, who was most recently a senior category manager at Impossible Foods. “It felt like the universe was saying ‘yes, please, have your freak, and we’ll help you out.” 

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Sports Basement is a big-box outdoors gear/sporting goods store that's famous for their "Ski Bus." Right now in SoCal they only pick up from their other locations which aren't easy to get to via public transit. The new location will be huge for car-free Angelenos who want to take a day trip to go skiing or snowboarding up at Snow Summit. It's $99 for a round-trip day ticket.

Modeled after income-based health insurance tiers, the Tier 1 Plus program provides a free quarterly transit pass to UCLA and UCLA Health employees who hold at least a 43.75% appointment and earn less than $100,000 annually. Roughly 20,000 employees are eligible.

The pass provides unlimited access to 13 major Southern California transit systems, including L.A. Metro’s bus, rail and Metro Micro services, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, Culver CityBus, Long Beach Transit, LADOT Transit, Antelope Valley Transit Authority, Santa Clarita Transit, Foothill Transit, Gardena GTrans, Montebello Bus Lines, Norwalk Transit System, Pasadena Transit and Torrance Transit.

Updates are for period ending July 31, 2026.

Section 2

• 93.7% completion (+0.6% from June)
• Forecast Revenue Service for the Project is Spring 2027 (no change from June)
• Beverly Dr station: The installation of terrazzo tiles at the Platform and Concourse Levels was completed. The contractor also completed the installation of the platform end gates and started installing the Mosaic Art Wall at the Concourse Level and began preparing the wall for the porcelain enamel steel panel installation. At the station entrance the contractor continued surface preparation for future art walls along the escalator walls. The installation of terrazzo tiles at the concourse landing was completed and they started welding the bike hub structure. At the street level the contractor continued the demolition and restoration of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, as well as the installation of the streetscape. The electrical subcontractor continued DC traction power work within the TPSS, including cable pulling, continuity and insulation resistance testing, conductor preparation and termination, and torque testing of connections at the rectifier and 750V DC switchgear. UPS battery rack installation and battery delivery also progressed at the Platform Level. Communications work included installation of coaxial and radiating cable, antennas, CCTV, IDS, radio infrastructure, and associated cabling throughout the Concourse, Platform, and Emergency Exit areas. The mechanical subcontractor performed HVAC LFAT and equipment testing and the vertical transportation work continued with elevator rail, bracket, hydraulic piping, conduit, traveler cable and hoist way preparation activities.
• Century City station: In the Entrance Box the contractor continued artwork preparation at both the Concourse and Intermediate Landing Levels. The contractor began the installation of the granite tile for Stairs #3A and #4A. At the Plaza Level they continued the installation and welding of steel for the Entry Portal and canopy. Lastly, the contractor resumed the removal of the Support of Excavation at the Northwest corner of the Station Entrance. The electrical subcontractor completed pre-energization testing of the US-1W Unit Substation and subsequently performed post-energization Local Field Acceptance Testing (LFAT). The mechanical and plumbing subcontractor performed HVAC LFAT, grille and actuator installation, drainage work, and hydrostatic testing.
• Tunnels: The contractor continued final restoration work, which included pressure washing of the tunnels, scraping off markings, survey marks, segment numbers from the liner segments and replacing the segment numbers with tags.

Section 3

• 86% completion (+1% since June)
• Forecast Revenue Service for the Project is 2027 (no change from June)
• Westwood/UCLA station: Equipment installation and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) work continued at the main entrance and within the main station box. Installation of escalators and elevator frames continued. At the Main Entrance, excavation for the stairway and escalators was completed, framing for the artwork progressed, and appendage construction and waterproofing progressed above the roof at the east end. At the Northeast Entrance, invert concrete was placed and waterproofing at exterior walls began. At the Southeast Entrance, excavation is 91% complete (+30% from June), support of excavation bracing is 75% complete (+22% from June), and drilling for the elevator shaft commenced.
• Westwood/VA Hospital station: Main station box concrete is 99% complete (+1% from June), interior walls were completed, and appendage concrete placements above the roof deck are 88% complete (+3% from June). Main station box MEP work continued, including elevator frames, escalator assemblies, and equipment for traction power, train control, and communications at the platform and concourse levels. Backfilling above the main station box is 37% complete. The temporary deck along Bonsall Avenue was removed. Concrete placements progressed for the main entrance south upper exterior walls. Piles were placed and pile cap installation is ongoing for the pedestrian bridge foundation at the northwest side of the Main Entrance.
• LFAT: Systems Local Field Acceptance Testing continued and is 13% complete (+5% from June). Completed LFATs to date include 93 in tunnels (+12 from June), 321 at the Westwood/UCLA station (+79 from June), and 210 at the Westwood/VA Hospital station (+129 from June).
• Tunnels: Special trackwork adjustments continued at the east and west double crossovers. Installation of contact rail assemblies in Reach 6 and 7 continued in the BL tunnel and began in the BR tunnel, with 43% overall progress. Running rail electrical testing was completed. Tunnel lighting installation, feeder cable pulling, termination and labeling of cable equipment, and installation of cables at various cross passages are ongoing. Removed temporary utilities at the Tail Track Exit Shaft.

This YouTuber has filmed nearly 6,000 elevators since 2012. Review: "this thing is gross as hell." Can Metro clean elevators more frequently?

Timestamps:

• 0:31: Beverly Dr
• 8:42: Century City
• 15:30: Westwood/UCLA
• 21:26: Westwood/VA Hospital