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By Joe Linton

9:09 AM PDT on April 7, 2021

Anti-Pedestrianism and Echo Park (L.A. Walks)
L.A. Public Transit Faces Challenges (LAT)
More On State Bill To Remove Unneeded Parking Requirements (Los Feliz Ledger, Daily News)
More On Eagle Rock Bus Rapid Transit Plans (Eastsider)
Report: Steps To Close L.A. Central Jail (Witness L.A.)
Carnage: Driver Killed in Head-On Crash On 138 Freeway In Pearblossom (Antelope Valley Times)
L.A. Considers Limiting Some Wood Construction, Could Drive Up Housing Costs (Urbanize)
Time To Start Thinking About Roads And Taxes Like Adults (LAT)

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