Today’s Headlines

• Metro Responds to Obama's State of the  Union (The Source)
• Auto Industry Claims California Car Sales Rose by 13 Percent (Mercury News)
• Alternative HSR Route, LA-SD Gains Traction (SD Union-Tribune)
• Majority of Californians Approve of Gov.'s Plan to Close Defeciet, Including Keeping Vehicle Fees (Daily News)
• Epstein: 30/10 Needs to Go After Wall Street and Cap. Hill (HuffPo)
• Bev. Hills Residents Overwhelmingly Support Free Parking Measure (Curbed)
• Did 2010 Seem Hot?  It Was the Second Hottest Year on Record (NYT Green Blog)
• Why Do Some Republicans Hate Transit So Much? (The Transport Politic)
• iPod Bans: Legislation Against “Distracted Walking” Now a Trend (NYT via Sblog NY)

More headlines and SOTU links at Streetsblog Capitol Hill