Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton

9:59 AM PDT on July 8, 2020

Street Vendors Adjusting to Life During Covid (LAT)
Metro Provides Update on "605 Corridor" Freeway Widening Project (The Source)
LA County Sets New Record for New COVID Cases (Daily News)
Editorial : We Need a National Face Mask Mandate (LAT)
LA (and CA) Transportation Systems Prioritize Private Vehicles. That Must Change (The Source)
California Transit Agencies Request Emergency Funding (Mass Transit)
How to Make Equity a Priority (Urban Wire)
Shoup: It’s Time for LA to Try Congestion Pricing (CityLab)

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