Today’s Headlines
If Measure J Was Plan B, Villaraigosa Has a Plan C and Plan D (LAT) The Big Local Winner from the Election? Grand Park (DTLA Rising, Streetsblog LITE, LAT, Curbed) No on J Takes Credit for Ballot Measure’s Defeat (BH Courier) Nah, Biggest Factor Was the Lower Turnout (The Source) Metro CEO Leahy Hints We … Continued
8:16 AM PST on November 8, 2012
- If Measure J Was Plan B, Villaraigosa Has a Plan C and Plan D (LAT)
- The Big Local Winner from the Election? Grand Park (DTLA Rising, Streetsblog LITE, LAT, Curbed)
- No on J Takes Credit for Ballot Measure’s Defeat (BH Courier)
- Nah, Biggest Factor Was the Lower Turnout (The Source)
- Metro CEO Leahy Hints We Might See Measure J Again (The Source)
- Clock Is Ticking on L.A.’s Mayoral Race (LAT)
- Dems. Dominate State Races (LAT)
- Huizar Plan Would “Activate” 7th Street Bridge Atrium as Public Space (Downtown News)
- Greyhound Bus Offers Service from L.A. to L.V. (LAT)
- British Cyclist Throws British Kitten in British River (This Is Lincolnshire via Biking In L.A.)
- Out of State Planning Blog Calls for Villaraigosa to Run USDOT (Keep Houston, Houston)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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