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By Joe Linton

9:22 AM PDT on June 20, 2016

State Senate President De Leon Calls For Hearings On Metro’s Sales Tax Plan (LB Press-Telegram)
LAPD Still Parking In Los Angeles Street Protected Bike Lanes (LAist)
Carnage: Parked Car Rolls Downhill To Crush Star Trek Actor (LAT, KPCC)
…Wrong-way Truck Head-On Crash Ignites Fiery Explosion In DTLA (LAT)
Highland Park Train-Auto Incident Interrupts Gold Line (The Source)
Urbanize Shows Latest Plans For Culver City Expo TOD Ivy Station
For Affordability, Better Institutions Recommends Private Development, Public Ownership
Alhambra Police Search Sidewalk Cyclist In Front Of the Wrong Witness (Biking in L.A.)
West Hollywood Plans High-Visibility Crosswalks For Santa Monica Blvd (WeHoVille)
L.A. Magazine Looks At Potential Elevated Bike Paths In NoHo Redevelopment
20 Percent Of Drivers Admit To Littering (SGV Tribune)
Lack Of Parking A Problem For Movie Theater Planned For Pomona (Daily Bulletin)
Hollywood Reporter Stages Expo vs. Driver vs. E-Bike Contest, Car Wins
Waze Adds “Avoid Difficult Intersections” Feature, Trials In L.A. (Android Police, KPCC)

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