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By Damien Newton

8:20 AM PDT on March 12, 2013

Goodmon Fumes: Money for Trolley But Not Leimert Park Station (City Watch)
City Officially Awards 6th Street Bridge to HNTB (Blog Downtown)
Busway or Light Rail on Van Nuys Boulevard? (Curbed)
Some of the Biggest Transit Spikes Last Year Happened in L.A. (Daily News)
GEICO: Blame for Being Doored Shared by Cyclist (Streetsblog SF)
Did End of Trolley System Lead to Hectic Pace for L.A.? (LAT)
The Difference Between Biden and Ryan: One Rides Amtrak, One Hates HSR (Curbed)
Neighborhood Councils Have to Pay for Part of Own Elections (Daily News)
Dear L.A. Times, Part of the Reason People Didn't Vote Was Your Bland Coverage (City Watch)
James: No Endorsements...Yet... (Daily News)

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