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By Damien Newton

9:46 AM PDT on June 16, 2011

Drunk Cyclist Slams into "Koreatown Wednesday" Midnight Ridazz, 11 Injured, 2 Critically---More Details in Full Story
The Other Really Stupid 710 Expansion Project, the One by Long Beach, Is Moving Forward (Press-Telegram)
By the Way, Wilshire BRT Construction/Repaving Will Begin in About a Year (Curbed)
Councilman Koretz Attacked by BH Paper for Attacking BH NUMBY's at Westside Subway Presser (BH Courier)
House Proposes Privitizing, but Public Ownership, of Amtrak's NE Corridor (DC Streetsblog)
Metro Ridership Ticks up in May (The Source)
What's Up with the Orange LA River Billboard? (Creek Freak)
Oh, Canada! You're Supposed to Riot in the Streets When You WIN a Championship (Daily News)

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