Today’s APRIL FOOLS Headlines
Real Serious Headlines Coming Mid-Day Today
By
Joe Linton
8:07 AM PDT on April 1, 2015
- Proposed Statewide Mandatory Helmet Bill For Park Users OK-ed by Nanny Unions
- Re-Count Shows Brad the Turtle Actually Second In Contested District 4 Election Run-Off
- Allied Public Toilet Alliance: 47% of L.A. Metro Elevators Smell Like Urine, Down From 2003
- Re:Code Reforms Bloodletting Requirements: Liters Instead of Pints, Where Communities Approve
- Council Motion Introduced To Change “Griffith Park” to “Griffith Parking”
Councilmember Huizar’s Whiny Response “But Where Are We All Going To Play?!?” - Traffic Engineers, Still Using L.O.S., Were “Just Kidding About Dumping” Favored Metric
- The Source: 5 Freeway Widening Project Will “Decrease Surface Street Traffic”
- Mobility Plan: Street Widening OK, Makes Buildings Look Thinner, Feel More Energy-Efficient
- Metro Breaks Bike Share Pilot Into 104 Distinct Islands: “Now It’s Really Regional”
- CicLAvia Pasadena Route Shortened to 0.982 Miles, Special Biking-OK Zones Announced
Real Serious Headlines Coming Mid-Day Today
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