Today’s Headlines
Measure R Supporters Hire Former Clinton Staffer to Lead the Charge (Bottleneck Blog, LAist) California Chamber of Commerce Opposes High Speed Rail (LAist) Businesses Pledge Funds For More Hours for Downtown DASH and Red Line (Blogdowntown) Despite the Smears, OC Voters Oppose Toll Road through State Park (Yahoo) Why Does Metro Get a Free Pass … Continued
7:26 AM PDT on September 10, 2008
- Measure R Supporters Hire Former Clinton Staffer to Lead the Charge (Bottleneck Blog, LAist)
- California Chamber of Commerce Opposes High Speed Rail (LAist)
- Businesses Pledge Funds For More Hours for Downtown DASH and Red Line (Blogdowntown)
- Despite the Smears, OC Voters Oppose Toll Road through State Park (Yahoo)
- Why Does Metro Get a Free Pass to Run Red Lights? (Bus Bench)
- Man Slams SUV Into Taco Stand (CBS2)
- Hillary Clinton Calls for More Transit Funding From Feds (NY Daily News)
- Bush Asks Congress to Bail Out Highway Fund, Drops Plan to Raid Transit (Times)
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