Today’s Headlines
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8:05 AM PDT on September 7, 2010

- The Alameda Corridor Made the Ports a Giant, Now Seen as Liability (LAT)
- Obama Wants $50 Billion for Infrastructure “As Soon As Possible (The Hill)
- Lopez Hits Oil Out of State Oil Companies for Going After CA’s Emissions Laws (LAT)
- L.A. Losing Union Jobs Faster Than the Rest of the Country (Daily News)
- City Considers Helping ZipCar Expand to Hollywood. What About Locally Owned LAX Car Share? (LAist)
- What Happened at Last Week’s Agensys/Bike Path Meeting in Santa Monica? (Gary Rides Bikes)
- Why Does It Seem Like Every Major Polluter Has “Business” Near Compton? (Bus Bench)
- Man steps on gas instead of brake, drives into Lake Balboa (Daily News)
- In Canada, Cars Are in Crashes, Not “Accidents” (Toronto Star)
- Zombies Get Red Light Cam Tickets, and They Don’t Fly Into a Murderous Rage About It (Boing Boing)
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