Today’s Headlines
LAist Scorns, Later Praises, Rosendahl’s Handling of Mandeville Canyon Crash Goodbye MetroRider, See You Soon? Bush Won’t Ask Americans to Conserve Gas (Politico) Feds Fund Metro Turnstiles, Riders Now Safe from Terrorists (Bottleneck Blog, Daily News) Port Fee Aimed at Reducing Pollution (Times) Drunk Hollywood Driver Snags Two Murder Charges (Times) UFC’s Rampage Arrested for … Continued
7:39 AM PDT on July 16, 2008
- LAist Scorns, Later Praises, Rosendahl’s Handling of Mandeville Canyon Crash
- Goodbye MetroRider, See You Soon?
- Bush Won’t Ask Americans to Conserve Gas (Politico)
- Feds Fund Metro Turnstiles, Riders Now Safe from Terrorists (Bottleneck Blog, Daily News)
- Port Fee Aimed at Reducing Pollution (Times)
- Drunk Hollywood Driver Snags Two Murder Charges (Times)
- UFC’s Rampage Arrested for Reckless Driving (Times)
- The All-Star Game: Baseball’s “Greenest” Event, Brought to You by Chevy (Gristmill)
- Energy Conservation Lessons From Europe (CSMonitor)
- Suffocating Sao Paulo Traffic Jams May Soon Last All Day Long (Bloomberg)
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