Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Damien Newton

8:20 AM PST on January 30, 2013

City Hall Writer Weighs Odds for “Secretary Villaraigosa” (Daily News)
Bill to Extend Car Fees “new attack on all Californians who drive a car” (Daily News)
Fed. Study in LB: Separated Bike Lanes Safer, More Attractive (Biking in L.A.)
LADOT: North Fig. Bike Lanes Would Slow Traffic. Businesses Mixed (Patch)
Is Garcetti Running as “Pro-Gentrification”? (Curbed)
Renderings Released for Spring Street Parklets (Blog Downtown)
Epstein: Why Does It Take a Disaster to Rally Support for Needed Projects? (HuffPo)
Opponents Take Aim at JMB Realty Project in Century City (Curbed, Save the Westside)
CAHSRA to Start Buying Land (AP)
Meanwhile Some Lawsuits Against Bullet Train Are Settled (LAT)
Measure R Funds in the ‘Bu Go Towards Bike Lanes, Traffic Calming, Left Turns (Patch)
OCTA Obsessed with 405 Widening Projects (OC Register)

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