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By Damien Newton

7:28 AM PST on February 9, 2010

Times Livid with Attempts to Charge Drivers for Infraction…
…But Labels Local Revenue Created by Bus Advertising “Money for Pet Projects“
Despite Budget Crisis, State Spent Lavishly on Cars (Times)
An Ongoing Affair with the LAPD (LACBC Blog)
Biking in L.A. Responds to Some of the Dumber Comments in Yesterday’s Times’ Comments Section
How About BRT for the Sepulveda Pass? (HuffPo)
Metro Will Tweet Service Interruptions (The Source)
USC Students Support Expo Phase II (Daily Trojan)
Gov Upset About CEQA Stalling Clean Tech Projects, But Not SF Bike Plan (Sac Bee)
The History of Policing Critical Mass in SF (SF Streetsblog)
With 100 U.S. Traffic Deaths Per Day, Sticky Gas Pedals Are the Least of It (AOL)

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