Today’s Headlines
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By
Joe Linton
8:26 AM PST on February 5, 2020
- Big A Line Delays Due To Overhead Wire Mechanical Issue (Twitter, Facebook)
- Traffic Deaths Still High, Officials Want Drivers Not To Text (LAT)
- Eastside Gold Line Likely To End In Whittier (SGV Tribune)
- State Task Force Recommends Change Speeding Law (Biking in L.A.)
- L.A. Builds Plenty Of Housing… For Cars (LAT)
- Hi-Viz Clothing Doesn’t Make Drivers Pass More Safely (Cycling Today)
- Rent Control Will Be On California November Ballot (Curbed)
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