Today’s Headlines
Sales Tax Legislation Not a Slam Dunk (Bottleneck Blog) McCain, Obama Tweak Stances on Drilling and Energy (NYT) Sales Tax a Bad Deal for San Fernando and Antelope Valleys? (Daily News) Some Santa Monicans Want to Fight Growth (Times) Traffic at Ports Decreasing (Daily Breeze) A Brief History of NYPD Antagonism Toward Critical Mass (NYT) … Continued
7:00 AM PDT on August 4, 2008
- Sales Tax Legislation Not a Slam Dunk (Bottleneck Blog)
- McCain, Obama Tweak Stances on Drilling and Energy (NYT)
- Sales Tax a Bad Deal for San Fernando and Antelope Valleys? (Daily News)
- Some Santa Monicans Want to Fight Growth (Times)
- Traffic at Ports Decreasing (Daily Breeze)
- A Brief History of NYPD Antagonism Toward Critical Mass (NYT)
- SFV Critical Mass Tomorrow (Daily News)
- Pay-as-You-Drive Insurance Catching On (CSMonitor)
- Truck Overturns on the 5 (Times)
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