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By Damien Newton

8:08 AM PDT on July 17, 2012

Daily News Endorses “Hands Free” Texting Law (Daily News)
Columnist Calls Mayor’s Transportation Victories “Flawed” (LAT)
State Orders Expo/Metro to Replace Flawed Junction Track (LAT, Curbed)
Metro/Expo CEO’s: Don’t Worry, Everything’s Cool (The Source)
NBC/Universal Project Evolves Again: No Housing (Daily News, Curbed)
Beverly Hills Subway Fight Gets National Attention (NYT)
Bev. Hills Councilman Defends Subway Lawsuit (Patch)
LB Report: Worry About 710 Expansion EIR
LaBonge Laments L.A.’s Transit Past, Looks Forward to Expansion (Patch)
Are Krekorian and Huizar Considering City Attorney Run? (Downtown News)
CAHSR Hurdles (PA Online): New Lawsuit (Bay Citizen), Study Doubting Job Growth (CBS 5, Sys. Failure)
CA Bill Streamlines SMART Station Designs by Allowing Bypass of Local Review Processes (Marin IJ)

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