Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Damien Newton

8:10 AM PDT on May 23, 2011

Beverly Hills Vice-Mayor Heads to D.C. to Lobby on Subway Stop (Patch)
Villaraigosa Kills “Gold Card” Program for Powerful to Kill Parking Tickets (LAT)
The Los Angeles Times Approves
$1 Billion TOD Coming to North Hollywood Red/Orange Line Stops? (Patch)
Explosion of Illegal “Handicapped” Parking Placards (LAT)
Downtowners Sharing Their Views on Streetcar (Downtown News)
Englander Chomping at the Bit to Get Working as Councilman (Daily News)
Scenes from National Bike to Work Day (DC Streetsblog)
SF Chronicle Op-Ed: “High-Speed Rail Shouldn’t Be a Casualty of Short-Term Thinking”
Tom Vanderbilt on the Dangers of “Children At Play” Signs (Slate)
Caltrans Repaving 101 in Ventura County (VC Star)
Amgen Tour Rolls Through the Southland (Daily News)

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