Today’s Headlines
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9:05 AM PDT on June 22, 2012
- Metro Outlines What Projects Could Get Sped Up by Measure R+ (Curbed, LAT)
- Repent All Yeh 405 Commuters. The Rampture is Nigh. (CBS2, ABC7, NBC4, Patch, BH Courier)
- It’s Getting Hot Out Here… (Patch, KTLA, Daily News)
- Local Lawsuits Against Transit Projects Gain National Attention (NPR)
- UCLA Experts: Bullet Train Job Projections Off-Target (LA Weekly)
- Bike Thefts Heating Up with the Summer (Nixie)
- How Is SoCal Ever Going to Get the Money It Needs for Goods Movement? (Journal of Commerce)
- Council Creates “Economic Development Department” to Partially Take Over for CRA (CoCo Times)
- Open Forum: HSR is “Critical to California’s Economic Recovery” Via Jobs and Mobility
- Change Your Life Ride a Bike: What Your Kids (and You) Should Do if Hit by a Car
- Elllllioooottttt (BizBash)
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