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By Damien Newton

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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