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By Joe Linton

8:52 AM PDT on May 3, 2018

How Should the West Santa Ana Branch Rail Go Through DTLA? (KPCC)
West Covina Council Split On Bike Plan (SGV Tribune)
Westside Purple Line Early Construction Getting Underway (Daily Bruin)
Metro Vermont BRT Report Lays Ground For Rail (Urbanize)
Union Station Busway Platform Taking Shape (Urbanize)
Fear, Hypocrisy In A Tale Of Two Santa Monica Developments (Santa Monica Next)
L.A. Moves To Regulate AirBnB (LAT)
Emergency Homeless Shelters Slated For Koreatown Next To Wilshire/Vermont (Curbed)
…And Westside Site Near Century City (Urbanize)
Five Reasons CA Housing Costs Are So High (KPCC)
…Report: High Housing Costs Driving Away Low Income Californians (LAT)

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