Today’s Headlines, Captive Blog Edition
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
8:53 AM PDT on May 16, 2012
- Beverly Hills Courier Rips Back. Refers to Streetsblog as “Metro Blog”
- Conservative Muckracking Blog Picks up Courier Story to Smear Villaraigosa, Obama (Big Government)
- Meanwhile, Metro Responds to 3rd Beverly Hills Report on Seismic Studies (The Source)
- And Beverly Hills Talks Bikes Too. A Complete Review of Commission Discussion and Future Routes (Better Bike)
- Cyclists Seek “Divine Protection” at Blessing of the Bikes (LAT, The Source)
- L.A. City Council Calls for High Speed Rail Construction (CAHSR Blog)
- CA Senate Passes Bill Increasing Fines for Drivers, Cyclists on Cell Phones (Press Democrat, Sac Bee)
- Not “Bike Friendliest City” Yet, But Long Beach Gets a Silver (Press-Telegram)
- BBB Cuts Downtown and Beach Routes (Press-Democrat)
- Local Property Tax Revenue Higher Than 1ST Reported (LAT)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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