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Newton: An MTA power play
The transportation future of this region rests, in no small measure, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. And that body's board is about to change. In part, that is because Los Angeles will be getting a new mayor. That mayor will sit on the...
Tags: Local Elections, Michael Antonovich , Politics, Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky
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Sandy's trail of devastation: 26 dead, millions without power -- and it's not over
Article Highlights: - NEW: Sandy claims at least 26 lives across the United States - More than 7.5 million customers are without power - Hundreds are trapped after a berm breaks in New Jersey - Transit official: The New York subway system "has...
Tags: Executive Branch, Fires, Manhattan (New York City), Natural Disasters, Nassau County
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Another seating issue arises for new CTA trains
The CTA could go a long way toward addressing public unhappiness over the "New York-style'' seating on Chicago's new rail cars if only CTA officials would consider doing what New York transit officials did many years ago. The solution starts with...
Tags: Michigan Avenue, Forrest Claypool, Chicago Transit Authority, New York City Transit, George Foreman
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Newton: It's legacy time for Villaraigosa
![First of two parts | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-villariagosa-20110830,0,366768.column">Part two</a>](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-08/64278427-26195820-187104.jpg "First of two parts | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-newton-column-villariagosa-20110830,0,366768.column\">Part two</a>")
First of two parts | Part two
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn't like to talk about his legacy. He's still moving forward, plowing through the work that is left for him to accomplish with two years remaining. Like it or not, though, this is what faces...Tags: Interior Policy, Travel, Examinations, Regional Authority, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Newton: Villaraigosa's tarnished transit triumph
The recent passage of the federal transportation bill — and its inclusion of the program known as America Fast Forward — is a perfect microcosm of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's tenure. The program is good for the city and a credit...
Tags: City National Corporation, White House, Elections, Politics, Zev Yaroslavsky
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Customer stuck with counterfeit money from the post office
A business inadvertently gives you counterfeit money — are you stuck with it? In most cases, yes. But what if that business happens to be a branch of the federal government?
Los Angeles resident David Lipin found himself asking this question the...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, West Hollywood, Public Transportation, Potatoes, Travel
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Tim Rutten: Villaraigosa's transportation innovation
In politics, as in commerce, there are times when you have to grow to survive.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa believes that's the case with his 30/10 transportation initiative, which is why he's in Washington on Wednesday arguing for a national...Tags: Republican Party, AFL-CIO, Finance, Travel, Regional Authority
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405 Freeway fully open after Sepulveda Pass paving finishes early
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Ahead of schedule, 405 Freeway to fully reopen by sunrise Sunday
L.A. NOWThe northbound 405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass could fully reopen by Sunday at 5 a.m., a full 24 hours ahead of schedule, as crews finished repaving work quicker than anticipated.... -
In their words: L.A. mayor candidates answer The Times' questions
L.A. NOWL.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck has a good chance of keeping his job if any of the three most prominent candidates for mayor manages to win. But embattled Fire Chief Brian Cummings? Not so much. When The Times posed a series of questions about major issues... -
Woman injured after being trapped under Red Line train in Hollywood
L.A. NOWA 40-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries Friday morning after she became trapped underneath the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s westbound Red Line train at the Hollywood and Western station.... -
710 Freeway extension plan should be killed, assemblyman says
L.A. NOW710 Freeway extension plan: Assemblyman Anthony Portantino on Wednesday demanded the California Department of Transportation stop all work on a proposed extension of the 710 Freeway....
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