Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:59 AM PST on January 4, 2018
- Proposed State Legislation Could Make Building Near Rail Easier (LAT)
- In Fact, Housing Is Big on the Leg. Agenda (Sacramento Bee)
- Metro Seeks Input On Arts District Turn-Around Facility (The Source)
- Aerial Photos Of Sixth Street Bridge Construction (Urbanize)
- L.A. Deserves Egalitarian Plan to Develop LA River (LAT)
- Soon You Might Be Able to TAP Your Smartphone (Curbed)
- Metro Falling Behind Federal Standards on Hiring Women in Construction (Daily News)
- NYT Manages to Throw Shade at L.A. While Praising Metro Rail Construction
- Half-Billion Dollar Trash Train May Never Leave the Station (Daily News)
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