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9:10 AM PDT on April 19, 2011

Expo Board members and executive staff preview the Expo/Western station during train testing Monday morning. From left, Expo Chief Operating Officer Samantha Bricker, L.A. City Councilmember Herb Wesson, L.A. City Councilmember Bernard Parks, Santa Monica City Councilmember Pam O’Connor, L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Culver City Vice Mayor Michael O'Leary, Culver City Councilmember Scott Malsin and Expo Chief Executive Officer Rick Thorpe.
    • Budget Crisis Imperils 405 Widening, Orange Line Extension, and More (Daily News)
    • Metro Announces Plans for Bike Week (The Source)
    • LACBC Pumped About Plans for 7th Street Bike Lanes, Flyers in English, Spanish, Korean (LACBC Blog)
    • No Pressure, Mag. Calls CA "Last Hope for High Speed Rail" (Metro Magazine)
    • City Says No NFL Team, No NFL Stadium (LAT)
    • Daily Breeze Reprints Weird, But Positive, Editorial Plugging Transit
    • Urban Land Institute Fires Writer for Having Opinion About L.A. Live (CP&DR)
    • Santa Monica Has Great Plans for Transportation, But Can They Afford It (Lookout!)
    • Conservatives and Libertarians Call Out O’Toole, Side With Shoup in Parking Debate (Cato Unbound)

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