Today’s Headlines
Bike Nation Responds: Kiosks Aren’t Street Furniture, Looking for Big Name Sponsor (Curbed) Poor Road Conditions, Bike Lanes, Crumbling Sidewalks Still on Garcetti’s Agenda (KPCC) AG Harris Joins Lawsuit Against O.C. Toll Road (Legal News) “SCIG project typifies environmental racism,” senior NRDC David Pettit said. (Courthouse News) UCLA Students Devise Parklet Plans for Westwood (Curbed) … Continued
6:55 AM PDT on June 12, 2013
- Bike Nation Responds: Kiosks Aren’t Street Furniture, Looking for Big Name Sponsor (Curbed)
- Poor Road Conditions, Bike Lanes, Crumbling Sidewalks Still on Garcetti’s Agenda (KPCC)
- AG Harris Joins Lawsuit Against O.C. Toll Road (Legal News)
- “SCIG project typifies environmental racism,” senior NRDC David Pettit said. (Courthouse News)
- UCLA Students Devise Parklet Plans for Westwood (Curbed)
- A Little Love for the CICLE/Metro Bike Ride on Ballona Creek Path (Patch)
- OCTA $1.26 Billion Budget Includes 4% Increase for Buses (Voice of OC, Breeze)
- Zine Savings from Slim Office to Fund Neighborhood Council Street Repair Plans (Daily News)
- Long Beach Police Chief Won’t Challenge Baca for Top Spot at LASD (LAT, Daily News)
- Dodgers Offer Discount to Metro Riders at Some Games (The Source)
- LAT Backs Compromise That Would Allow “Overnight” Parking in Venice (LAT)
- Study: Brain Can’t Text and Drive Safely, Hands Free or Not (Bloomberg via AAA/Twitter)
- SoCal Home Sales Hit 7 Year High (Daily News)
- Daily Carnage: Empty Bus, Cargo Truck Collide in Spectacular DTLA Crash (NBC4)
- Don’t Forget Our Awesome Fundraiser This Friday! (Flying Pigeon)
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