Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
9:13 AM PST on November 8, 2016
- Today is Election Day – Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Streetsblog L.A. endorsement: Yes on Measure M.
…Looking for voting advice? Try guides at: Better Institutions (full or summary), Bike the Vote, Curbed, Santa Monica Next
…Presidental Election Could Facilitate Improving Conditions For L.A. Homeless (LAT)
…More Measure M Explainers (KPCC, LAT)
…Fake Bus Bench Ads For Celebrities Who Plan To Leave US If Trump Elected (Curbed)
…Track Transportation Ballot Measures Nationally At The Transport Politic
- $6B Measure M Tunnels Could Help Notorious Sepulveda Pass (LAT)
- L.A. Could Partner With AEG To Expand Convention Center (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Big Rig Strikes And Kills Pedestrian In Anaheim (LAT)
…In Van Nuys Road Rage Conflict, Cyclist Takes Man’s Car, Kills Him With It (LAT) - Metro Resurfacing, Reconfiguring Several Rail Parking Lots (The Source)
- Chamber Wants Planned Pasadena Union Street Protected Bike Lane Moved (Foothill Advocate)
…Project Approved By Pasadena City Council Last Night (@ColinBogart Twitter) - Glendale Expands Parking Meters Along Planned Development (Glendale News Press)
- Photos Of Work To Remove Panel For New 7th/Metro Station Connection To The Bloc (The Source)
- Smaller Houses, More Garages, Less Livability Development Coming To Long Beach (LongBeachIze)
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