Today’s Headlines
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8:19 AM PDT on August 29, 2011
Featured Story: This weekend, NBC 4 completed a three-part mini series entitled “But I’m Trying to Pay the Meter” on the trials of a woman ticketed at an electronic parking meter while attempting to pay at the kiosk. LADOT points out that if you pay a ticket within 60 seconds of getting a ticket, the ticket is default. NBC reporters claim they had trouble following the directions themselves when it comes to working the kiosk parking. I have to admit I’ve only used the kiosk’s once, but I found it pretty easy.
- Boyle Heights Bears the Brunt of L.A.’s Air Pollution (News Desk)
- An Interview with Mayoral Candidate Austin Beutner on DTLA, Transit, Development (Brigham Yen)
- 7th Street Bike Lanes Reach Downtown (Eco-Village)
- Sprawl Stadium in Industry on the Ropes (SGV Tribune)
- Gold Line Stabbing Victim in Stable Condition (LAT)
- Apparently, It Really Sucks to Live Near a Major Highway Widening (LAT)
- Oh, So It Was the Car’s Fault. Got It. (NBC4)
- Culver City Will Comply with State GHG Rules (Wave)
- Through the Years: A Look at the History of Gas Stations (TIME)
- Tour Bus, MTA, Collide (NBC4)
- Chris Brown Cleared on Charges of Parking in Handicapped Spots (Curbed)
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