Today’s Headlines
Council Approves $7 Billion Budget Deal (Daily News, Times) Obama Accelerates National Fuel Economy Standards, Caps Auto Emissions (NYT, Bloomberg, AP) LAPD “Capable of Improving” Its Image (NBC4, Times, Daily News) Oil Analyst Takes a Look at Past and Future of Car in CA (Gregor.us) Speed Limits for Zelzah and Balboa Avenue on Council Agenda … Continued
7:43 AM PDT on May 19, 2009
- Council Approves $7 Billion Budget Deal (Daily News, Times)
- Obama Accelerates National Fuel Economy Standards, Caps Auto Emissions (NYT, Bloomberg, AP)
- LAPD “Capable of Improving” Its Image (NBC4, Times, Daily News)
- Oil Analyst Takes a Look at Past and Future of Car in CA (Gregor.us)
- Speed Limits for Zelzah and Balboa Avenue on Council Agenda Today (CityWatch)
- House Climate Bill Funds Auto Industry But Not Transit (RT Rider via Streetsblog.net)
- Bike Activism in L.A.: 20 Steps Forward, 20 Steps Back (Westside BikeSIDE)
- Would Targeted Rebates Overcome Pols’ Objections to Congestion Pricing? (538)
- Missouri Lawmakers: It’s OK to Txt-N-Drive If You’re Over 21 (STL Urban Workshop)
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