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By Damien Newton

6:21 AM PDT on August 29, 2013

Long Beach Transit Moves Back Procurement Date for BYD Buses, Same Company Metro Chose (LB Post)
Council Says Yes to Murals, But Not on Houses (LAT, Daily News)
Aids Walk Ads on DASH Buses Could Lead to Some Uncomfortable Future Messages (City Watch)
OC Plans for Bikeways, But Can They Do Even Better? (Voice of OC)
Mapping Metro’s Rail Ridership Boom in the 21st Century (Curbed)
Howard Jarvis Taxpayer’s: Put Bullet Train Back on Ballot (Daily News)
Huizar Forms Task Force to Envision Future of Pershing Square (DTLA Rising)
Family of Boardwalk Victim Seeks Answers from City (Daily News)
FHWA Publishes State VMT and Highway Info, Showing Just How Much California Drives
Florida Rag Engages in Some Victim-Blaming in Hit and Run, Gets Crushed in Comments (Boca News Now)
Meanwhile, Hit and Run Claims Life of Elderly Man with Walker in Reseda (Daily News)

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