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By Damien Newton

8:32 AM PDT on April 17, 2013

Film Industry Shows Complete Disdain for People Living in Downtown Los Angeles (Hollywood Reporter)
Internet Ass Kicking: L.A. Walks Politely Demolishes SoCal Connected Piece on Pedestrian Safety
LASD Cracks Down for 3 Days on Blue Line – Hundreds of Tickets and Misdemeanors, 11 Arrests (KPCC, The Source)
Suit Over Clean Trucks Regs. at the Ports Going All the Way to the Supremes (Daily Breeze)
Lowest Bid for Bullet Train Construction Has History of Underbidding (Cal Watch)
Breaking Down Ridership Numbers, Crow for Reason Foundation Predictions on Expo (The Source)
City Repaves Northridge Street Destroyed by Water Main Break (Daily News)
Election: Greuel Website Attacking Garcetti Accidentally Goes Live, Goes Down (Daily News)
Villaraigosa: I Won’t Endorse “At This Time” (Capitol Report/SacBee)
Here’s How to Rent a Bike at CicLAvia (KPCC)
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Daily Carnage: Pedestrian Struck, Killed in Westlake Village (Daily News)

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