Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Don’t Forget, Tonight Is Our Fundraiser for Shay! Get the Details, HERE. Goodbye “Measure R+,” Hello for “Measure J” (Daily News) If You Ride Metro Rail, It’s Time to Buy a TAP Card (The Source) New Bike Lanes Coming to York Boulevard (Patch) Metro Sorcerers Cast Spell on I-710 Project (Flying Pigeon) Cedillo Plans One … Continued

By Damien Newton

8:14 AM PDT on August 9, 2012

Don’t Forget, Tonight Is Our Fundraiser for Shay! Get the Details, HERE.

Goodbye “Measure R+,” Hello for “Measure J” (Daily News)
If You Ride Metro Rail, It’s Time to Buy a TAP Card (The Source)
New Bike Lanes Coming to York Boulevard (Patch)
Metro Sorcerers Cast Spell on I-710 Project (Flying Pigeon)
Cedillo Plans One Last Push for Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants (Daily News)
Occupy LA Plans Another “Chalk Walk” for ArtWalk Tonight (LAT, Daily News)
Goodmon Not Buying Metro’s “Typo” Excuse for Including Crenshaw as Measure R+ Project (Front Page)
Editor Ari Noonan Calls Him “Today’s Hero” (Front Page)
During Construction, the Safety of People on Bikes Is Dispensible (Streetsblog SF)
“SOCAL Gas Prices Catch Fire” (Daily News)
Chicago’s Bike Share Program Delayed Until Next Year (Sun Times)
L.A.’s New Skateboarding Rules go National (Good Morning America)

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