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By Damien Newton

8:05 AM PST on January 18, 2011

Anyone Who Missed the Bike Talk/Kill Radio Fundraiser Can Donate Here

Man Who Caught LAPD Kicking at Cyclists at May Critical Mass Sues LAPD (LA Weekly, ABC7)
Metro Finally Considering Hiring Inspector General, After Three Years (LAT)
Instead of a Car/Truck Tunnel, How About a Rail Tunnel to Solve “710” Problem (Glendale News-Press)
Fierce Battle Expected Over Gov.’s Proposal to Kill CRA’s (LAT)
The BoSS’s Boss Steps Down. Box: “A Great Loss to the City.” (City Watch)
City Retreats from Ocean, Abandoning a Parking Lot in Venura (LAT)
Santa Monica Scraps Bike License Program (Gary Rides Bikes)
Some Car Crashes Are So Violent, I Don’t Even Have a Joke (LA_Now)
Gerald Desmond Bridge without Bike Lanes a Black Eye for Long Beach (Examiner)
Fatal Hit and Run Driver Still at Large (Daily News Wire Service)
LADOT Bike Program Opens Facebook and Twitter Pages (LADOT Bike Blog)
Department of DIY goes to Guadalajara (Take Part)
Gen Y: Not Enamored With Car Dependence (WSJ)

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