818 Roundup: High-speed rail, Victory Baptist, Shayna Baszler nears UFC debute

Good morning readers! Today is Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2014. As you get together your grilling tools for that epic BBQ this afternoon, take a look at these headlines from around the area.

Headlines from the area:

• A proposed route for the controversial high-speed rail line, one that would cut through a portion of the Angeles National Forest, has raised the hackles of a number of residents in the area.
  

• Buzz abounds for Shayna Baszler, who is nearing her UFC debute. Sports Editor Grant Gordon reports.

• Victory Baptist Church in Burbank will have to move if the proposed “Talaria” project is approved. The pastor of the church claims the developer warned him and his church not to oppose the mixed-use development.

• Glendale police released footage of a man allegedly stealing items from parked cars at Glendale High.