Today’s Headlines
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8:22 AM PDT on July 17, 2013
- Yes, We Heard About Hyper-Loop 45 Min. Trip to NY, We Just Didn’t Take It Seriously (LAT, CAHSR Blog, Wired)
- Hey Look, It’s Eric Garcetti (LA Weekly, NBC4)
- LAPD’s, Garcetti’s Response to Demonstrations Praised (LAT, LAT)
- Protests Enter Night 4 (LAT, Daily News)
- The 5 Is Open Again (Daily News)
- Delay in Xpress Grant Because of “Buy America” Issues (CAHSR Blog)
- Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster Won’t Seek New Term (Post, Press-Telegram)
- Curbed Reads Through All 87 Pages of the CPUC Proposed Decision on Expo
- Can an Angry Letter Lead to Bike Reforms at the Hollywood Bowl? (Niall Huffman)
- Really WeHo? “The Pickup Line?” Really? (WeHoville)
- DWP Offers Electric Car Rebates (Daily News)
- SF’s “Play Streets” Program Looks Pretty Cool (Streetsblog SF)
- Metro’s Bike Safety Classes Are Filling Up (The Source)
- Petersen Automotive Museum Sells Cars to Pay for Refurbishment (LAT)
- Traffic Court Rules That Newark Red Light Camera Tickets Are Valid (CoCo Times)
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