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By Damien Newton

8:30 AM PDT on September 4, 2009

Make Parks, Not War (Soap Box)
Inland Valley Cities Waiting for Gold Line (Daily Bulletin)
“Massive Widening” (not my words) of 215 Moves Forward (Press-Enterprise)
Legislation to Take I-710 Underground Advances (Land Line)
Santa Monica City Council Still Debating Best Place for Expo Yard (Argonaut)
Surging Enrollment at Community Colleges Causing More Local Traffic (Daily Press)
SM Nabs Bike Thieves (Daily Press)
UN Climate Conference Manages 200 Bikes for 15K Delegates (Copenhagenize via Streetsblog.net)
Snark on Cyclist Russell Crowe? Prepare for Bike Duel (AP)

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