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By Damien Newton

8:58 AM PDT on July 13, 2011

Does Watts Skate Park Need a Full EIR? Council, Parks Guy Differ (Curbed)
Some Officials Think Answer to Carmageddon Is to Drive Really Far Out of Your Way (Daily News)
How a Sidewalk Becomes a Parklet (Studio 11)
A Bike Guide to Carmageddon (The Source)
Revive Parts of DTLA with Al Fresco Dining (Brigham Yen)
Hahn Cruises to a Congressional Seat, Council Seat Opens Up (LAT)
Villaraigosa Opens New Office to Streamline Permitting for Developers (KPCC)
Westwood Flyaway Service to LAX Lives, For Now (Daily News)
State's Definition of "Shovel Ready" Endangers Some Stimulus Funds (LAT)
Four Straight Days of Rising Gas Prices in the Southland (Daily News)

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