Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

State Selling Gov. Autographed Cars to Raise Money (Times) Supe Antonovich Makes Case for Desert Xpress High Speed Train to Vegas (Daily News) CA Applies for $1.1 Billion of HSR Funds (CAHSR) SUV Driver Won’t Hang Up Phone or Slow Down Before Turning. Kills One, Maims Three Others (CaymanMama) Santa Monice Pier Turns 100 (Times) … Continued

By Damien Newton

7:53 AM PDT on August 26, 2009

State Selling Gov. Autographed Cars to Raise Money (Times)
Supe Antonovich Makes Case for Desert Xpress High Speed Train to Vegas (Daily News)
CA Applies for $1.1 Billion of HSR Funds (CAHSR)
SUV Driver Won’t Hang Up Phone or Slow Down Before Turning. Kills One, Maims Three Others (CaymanMama)
Santa Monice Pier Turns 100 (Times)
SF Pushing Rail to Move Port’s Freight (SF Examiner)
A Bloody, Violent (i.e. European) Ad About Texting While Driving (Bus Bench)
Software Firms Tap the Market for Curbing Txting-While-Driving (WSJ)
Seattle DOT Looking to Expand On-Street Bike Parking (Car Free Days via Streetsblog.net)

Damien Newton

Today's Headlines

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