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By Damien Newton

7:44 AM PST on February 1, 2010

Cell Phone Law Hasn’t Impacted Street Safety (Times)
Mayor Heading to D.C. to Lobby for Subway Funding (Daily News)
Environmental Justice for Sale: NFL Stadium Developer Gave Half a Million to State Political Campaigns (Times)
L.A.Considering 500 More Layoffs (Times)
Neighborhood Councils Vow to Fight Budget Cuts (City Watch)
The Source Has Four Stories on Friday’s Gold Line Crash (One, Two, Three, Four)
Is Long Beach the Most Bike Friendly City in America? (Greenspace)
Freight Train Crash in Riverside Snarls Metrolink (PE)
Carmakers Try to Make Crashes Less Deadly: The Sordid Details (TreeHugger)
Electric Bikes an $11 Billion Global Industry (NYT)

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