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By Joe Linton

8:48 AM PST on January 21, 2015

Metro Reconsidering Mariachi Plaza Joint Development Plan (KPCC)
CityWatch On Early Funding In Race To Replace Termed Out L.A. City Councilmember LaBonge
County Public Health PLACE Program Hiring (ELP Advisors)
LA City Council Moves To Ban Fracking, Despite Possible Lawsuit (KPCC)
Uber Cutting Fares, May Put Squeeze On Drivers (KPCC)
Cal State L.A. Now Has A Hydrogen Car Fueling Station (Eastsider)
KCET Profiles Historic Figueroa Tunnels, Now the 110 Freeway
Richsplaining Gentrification, Includes Clever Bikey SNL Vid (Urban Ethics and Theory)

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