Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton

9:42 AM PDT on May 7, 2014

Culver City Bikes and Walks To School (CC Walk & Rollers via BikinginLA)
Not Easy For Metro To Get Federal Subway $ From Republican House (LAT)
LA Register Profiles the East Side Riders Bike Gang
State Lawmakers Look to Potential Vehicle Mileage Fee (NBC)
MyFig Sails Through PLUM Committee (LACBC Twitter)
466 DUI Arrests Last Weekend in L.A. (LA Register)
More LAX People Mover Details (Curbed)
Audio Of Metro’s $600,000 Wind Turbine (KCRW)
FTA Green Lights Sacramento Streetcar (Sacramento Bee)
Get Involved in Santa Monica Next Vote Local Campaign
New Urban Forest for Long Beach’s Polluted West Side? (LongBeachize)
SBSF Reviews Monkey Parking Ap
$2M Settlement in Fort Worth “Affluenza” Crash Case (The Wire)
Can Chicago Bike Share Carry More Cargo? (SB Chicago)
Petition for Stricter Sentences for Hit and Run Offenses (Change.org)

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