December 31, 2007 — January 6, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
- California budget mess brings Schwarzenegger full circle
Mercury News - Gov.'s annual address to feature pain and cuts
Los Angeles Times - State's falling revenue presents governor with biggest problem yet
San Francisco Chronicle
Saturday, January 5, 2008
- Downtown Gets Ready for a Grand Slam, But Stakeholders Still Worry About the Industrial District and Skid Row
L.A. Downtown News - Ending L.A.'s gridlock - There are ways to build a mass transit system that works, but finding the money is the hard part
Los Angeles Times - Gas up 8 cents in L.A. County
Daily Breeze - Inhabitants and Their Issues - The Five Topics Downtown Dwellers Will Be Talking About in 2008
L.A. Downtown News - SCAG Receives Largest State Blueprint Grant To Continue Regional Transit-Oriented Development Planning
Southern California Association of Governments - Street Smart - Expect to See Big Things From Five Key Corridors in '08
L.A. Downtown News - Transportation Luminaries to Speak on Funding Crunch
StreetHeatLA - Write Stuff - Five Blogs Downtowners Will Visit Frequently in 2008
L.A. Downtown News
Friday, January 4, 2008
- $100-a-barrel oil: Time to worry now?
USA Today - A First Look at 2008
StreetHeatLA - Expo Line: Farmdale Crossing Meeting
NANDC
Thursday, January 3, 2008
- A Last Look at 2007
StreetHeatLA - Calif. sues EPA over pollution - State was denied a federal waiver to regulate greenhouse gases from cars, trucks
Press Telegram - Congestion is a Good Problem - Here’s Why
City Watch - Expo moves along slowly – planners hope 2008 will be smoother for light rail line
Santa Monica Daily Press - Greening L.A. - A mayoral report card
L.A. City Beat - LAist Guide to the Primary: Proposition 91
LAist - L.A. Sniper: The Transit Boss - Ex-Santa Monica mayor calls in top leaders and special-interest groups to talk about how to pay for a real rail network
L.A City Beat - Martin Wachs - The traffic guru talks about ways to win the war against congestion and the need for political will to carry out proven solutions
L.A. City Beat - 'Marketplace' Report: Oil Hits $100 a Barrel
NPR - Oil enters triple-digit territory - One big trade pushes crude briefly to the $100 mark. Analysts blame speculators and the U.S. government
Los Angeles Times - Route to A Faster Commute, Cheaper Gas
CityWatchLA - Vote Yes on Proposition 91 - Preserve Transportation Funding
MetroRiderLA
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
- Private Funding for the 'Subway to the Sea'
LAist - Take the high rude -- er, road
Los Angeles Times - Toll lanes may be price for freeways that move
Daily News
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
- 2008: The Year in Transit
MetroRiderLA - Curbed Awards '07: Planning Urbanity Awards
Curbed L.A. - Enlist private partner for subway expansion
Daily News - Legislators say budget gap looms over 2008 - STATE: Projected $14B deficit puts brakes on spending; plans to aid environment, seek larger share of federal funding go forward
Press Telegram - More Commuters "Riding the Rails"
News 10 - Pump prices move higher - Gasoline costs rise in the U.S. and California, continuing the '07 trend of failing to follow the typical seasonal pattern
Los Angeles Times
Monday, December 31, 2007