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By Joe Linton

7:39 AM PDT on April 23, 2014

Crowd Gathers to Watch Hit and Run Murderer Turn Herself In (Streetsblog, LAT, Daily News, KTLA)
Berkeley, UCLA Researchers: Make ExpressLanes, Congestion Pricing, Permanent (LARegister)
L.A. Favoring Smaller Cars (LA Magazine)
WeHo’s $16M 200-Space Robo-Garage: Only $80K Per Parking Space (LARegister)
News Paper Group’s Top Priority for Sacramento: Tax Breaks for Film and TV Industry (Daily News)
City Council’s Chief Legislative Aide Set to Retire After 3 Decades (LAT)
SaMo Mayor O’Connor Works with Business to Create Green Future (Guardian)
Santa Monica Next Wants You To Join SM For Renters Rights Now
Meanwhile Expo Construction Creating “Major Traffic Jams” in SaMo (LARegister)
L.A.’s Done a Good Job Cleaning Smog, Too Bad the Rest of the World Isn’t (Daily News)
Here’s a Fun Look at Some Music Videos Filmed in Union Station (The Source)

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