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By Damien Newton

9:36 AM PDT on August 1, 2012

Downtown Residents Get Chance to Support Tax to Buy Streetscar (Curbed, Blog Downtown)
DJ Waldie Isn't Convinced It's Going to Happen (KCET)
Najarian Plots Road Back to Metrolink Board (Glendale News-Press)
Long Beach Staff Worried 405 Widening in OC Will Cause Local Bottleneck (LB Biz)
K-Town Files Suit Against Redistricting Maps (Daily News)
Lopez: Grand Park Is Great, But Where's the Green? (LAT)
Villaraigosa: Still Thinking About Being Governor (Yahoo News)
Is This the Greatest Orange Line Tour Yet? (KCET)
Dear City Hall Staff, Stop Watching the Olympics (LAT)

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