Today’s Headlines
S.B. County Looking at Toll Roads (PE) Metro’s Sales Tax Plan Needs Help from Legislature (Eastern Group) Long Beach Report Takes Aim at Sales Tax, Director Lowenthal 15 Year Campaign to Fund Ventura Bike Path Succeeds (Star) Metrolink Ridership Jumps Over 15% in Two Days (LAist) Obama’s Ties to Ethanol Industry Draw Scrutiny (NYT) Amtrak … Continued
6:45 AM PDT on June 23, 2008
- S.B. County Looking at Toll Roads (PE)
- Metro’s Sales Tax Plan Needs Help from Legislature (Eastern Group)
- Long Beach Report Takes Aim at Sales Tax, Director Lowenthal
- 15 Year Campaign to Fund Ventura Bike Path Succeeds (Star)
- Metrolink Ridership Jumps Over 15% in Two Days (LAist)
- Obama’s Ties to Ethanol Industry Draw Scrutiny (NYT)
- Amtrak Ill-Equipped to Handle Record Ridership (NYT)
- Beijing to Ration License Plates During Olympics (NYT)
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