December 17, 2007 — December 23, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
- Can Rita Get LA Movin’?
CityWatchLA
Saturday, December 22, 2007
- Arnold's budget proposal may lead to drastic spending cuts
Daily News - Gov. considers major cuts in services - Schwarzenegger will declare a fiscal emergency. Schools could lose $1.4 billion and thousands of inmates could be freed early
Los Angeles Times - Holiday Wish List - A Few Gift Ideas to Make Downtown a Better Place
L.A. Downtown News - It's Time to Move LA! - A business, labor, health, environmental, and community conference to discuss strategies to finance a modern transportation system in LA County
LA Union - Pinch state pennies on a priority basis - Schwarzenegger's proposed 10% across-the-board cut would hit both crucial functions and low-priority programs equally hard
Los Angeles Times - Road Cleared for Subway to Sea
Boi From Troy
Friday, December 21, 2007
- Campaign for subway gains speed
Daily News - Give Them a Subway Stop in Their Name, But Don't Let Politicos Return LA to the Freeway '50s
Venice Paper - I Was Shocked: No Transpo Vision for LA (Wendy Greuel)
CityWatchLA - Metro Purple Line Could Be Extended To Ocean - Bush Expected To Sign Federal Legislation Lifting Tunneling Ban
KNBC 4 TV - MTA turnstiles may have a hidden agenda
Angelenic - Subway Ban Repealed! Mayor To Party at Union Station
LAist
Thursday, December 20, 2007
- EPA denies California's right to mandate emissions - Bush administration says a new energy bill makes the state's emissions effort unnecessary. Schwarzenegger vows a court fight
Los Angeles Times - MTA's Plan to Gate L.A. - Miraculously, our subways use an honor system. The pencil pushers just hate that
L.A. Weekly - Subway to the Sea Goes Forward; Gold Line to Foothills Stalled
Curbed L.A.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
- Congress clearing obstacle to West Los Angeles subway extension
San Diego Union Tribune - Congress Deciding On Red Line Extension - House Green-Lights Subway Project; Senate Now Considering It
CBS 2 TV - House passes domestic spending bill
Los Angeles Times - Metro improves Gold Line service with more trains
MetroPed - Millions for Southland projects in $516 billion federal spending bill
Daily News - Southern California Transportation Projects Need More Local, State, Federal Dollars
VerdeXchange
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
- Surge in oil prices could sow seeds of their own destruction, by crimping economic growth
International Herald Tribune - TAP Card Untapped
MetroRiderLA
Monday, December 17, 2007
- Fiscal triage needed to stop flow of red ink
Los Angeles Times