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In the summer of 1957, Walt Disney spotted a monorail in Europe and decided he’d like to have one of his own. Design and construction began in 1958, and the following year, Disneyland had a monorail. The LAX SkyLink people mover was approved by the L. A. City Council in 2018 and construction began in 2019, with a targeted completion date of 2023. In the latest news of yet another delay, the hoped-for startup has been pushed into next year. Almost eight years, and the train has not left the station. It’s the little engine that can’t. The people mover that doesn’t. There’s been finger-pointing, litigation and a grand jury probe into how a $1.9-billion choo-choo has become a $3.3-billion boondoggle. Maybe they should have hired Disney. “Tell me about it,” said Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who noted that Disney imagineer Bob Gurr, who helped design the monorail and other iconic Disneyland attractions, lives in her district. I’m waiting to hear back from Gurr, who’s in his mid-90s, to see if he’s available to work a little magic and help get the people mover moving. “I’m down with that,” Rodriguez said.

There are myriad public transportation challenges for the next Los Angeles mayor, but perhaps none is more visible than the long-awaited Skylink people mover train at Los Angeles International Airport. The 2.25-mile train, designed to whisk people from airline terminals to ground transportation, is years behind schedule and more than $1 billion over its original construction budget — bogged down by technical issues and a court battle between the contractor and city airport officials. And now it has become one of the more contentious issues in the mayoral race between incumbent Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman. Raman says Bass and the city’s board of airport commissioners, which the mayor appoints, haven’t done enough to keep costs in check and to ensure construction deadlines are met. “Over two years ago, when the project was already a year behind schedule, Mayor Bass’s airport commissioners cut a $550 million check in order to cover project cost overruns and supposedly to secure a start service in January of this year, 2026,” Raman said in a statement to The Times.

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Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 90. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 88. Actor Derek Jacobi is 88. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 83. Physician and author Deepak Chopra is 80. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 74. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 64. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 63. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 58. Reggae musician Shaggy is 58. Film director Spike Jonze is 57. Argentine President Javier Milei is 56. Former MLB All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is 53. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 51. Actor Corey Hawkins is 38. Rapper 21 Savage is 34. Rapper Roddy Ricch is 28. Rapper Baby Keem is 26. In 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin of France made the first successful parachute drop, descending about 3,000 feet to the ground from a balloon over Paris. He was hailed as the first successful parachutist and went on to make some 200 additional descents. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico that year in a military rebellion.

TorontoDespite their contrasting outlooks on the issue of public safety, both Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford are promising to hire more police officers as part of their bids for the job of Toronto mayor. Here's how their plans compare. Chow’s plan could see fewer officers added overall, while Bradford's depends on uncertain variablesOlivia Piercey · CBC News · Posted: Oct 22, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Public safety emerging as a key debate in Toronto's mayoral raceJuly 23|Duration 2:29The municipal election is still about three months away. But some themes are already starting to emerge in the campaigns for Toronto's top job. As Lane Harrison explains, public safety is emerging as a central debate in the race for mayor. Despite their contrasting outlooks on the issue of public safety, both Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford are promising to hire more police officers as part of their bids for the job of Toronto mayor.