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7/28/2006

Transportation Headlines for Friday July 28, 2006

149 citations issued in van, limo and shuttle inspection
http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2006/07/27/news_-_features/lax/b1l.txt
The Argonaut

Barstow Mayor unhappy about high speed rail proposal that would bypass Barstow
http://www.desertdispatch.com/2006/115400963785897.html
Desert Dispatch

Being ripped off at the pump: You might pay for more gas than you get
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4105515
Daily News

Cross Valley Connector Might Have Weight Limits
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=31781&format=html
Santa Clarita Signal

Derailment in SoCal desert disrupts Amtrak service
http://snipurl.com/tzqn
Mercury News

Developer Gone but MTA Lot Development Rolls On: Three Groups Appeal the Planning Commission’s Decision Laying Down Density and Height for the Site
http://www.venicepaper.net/pmt_comments.php?id=275_0_1_0_C
Venice Paper

HOV lanes nearing finish - Antelope Valley Freeway car-pool lanes under construction south of Palmdale are expected to be ready for traffic in a few weeks, Caltrans says
http://www.dailynews.com/santaclarita/ci_4104893
Daily News/Santa Clarita Edition

Infrastructure bonds find general approval with voters, poll says
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/28/BAG7NK763T1.DTL
San Francisco Chronicle
Link to Field Poll: http://field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/RLS2206.pdf (.pdf)

Joshua Shaw: Transit systems need more than just bond money
http://capitolweekly.net/opinion/article.html?article_id=889
Capitol Weekly

Montebello Bus line stops to reflect on 75 years
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_4105810
Whittier Daily News

MTA CEO gets job extension
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4105628
Daily News

Norwalk center fights terror: Regional intelligence hub is the first of its kind in the nation
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4104603
Press Telegram

Operation ‘Metro Clean Sweep’ Goes Into Action
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_208084340.html
CBS 2 TV

Passenger group says train delays are too long: Members say riders are experiencing delays of up to 11½ hours on the Coast Starlight, a passenger train between Los Angeles and Seattle that was once one of the nation's most reliable
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3444136.html
Daily Breeze

Patt Morrison: Everybody Cool Off, Will Ya? City leaders are feuding over schools, police and the color of the new MTA rail line. Chill, people.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-morrison27jul27,0,6735642.column?coll=la-util-opinion-commentary
Los Angeles Times

Political Insiders Hear Wakeup Call On Big Infrastructure Bonds
http://www.newwestnotes.com/political-insiders-hear-wakeup-call-on-big-infrastructure-bonds/
Bill Bradley’s New West Notes

Port of Los Angeles Announces Three New Hires to Extend Community and Legislative Outreach Throughout the City and Southern California Region
http://snipurl.com/tzre
Business Wire

Ports Extend Clean Air Plan Comment Period
http://www.gazettes.com/cleanairplan07272006.html
Long Beach Gazette

Private solutions urged for gridlock - TRANSPORTATION: A construction executive says business can fix traffic problems
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_B_wolf27.37cf4e2.html
Riverside Press Enterprise

Schwarzenegger's bond package facing dicey fate at the polls
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14282933p-15090725c.html
Sacramento Bee

Some see Gold Line success riding on Valley expansion (foothill extension)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_4105813
Whittier Daily News (also appeared in Pasadena Star News and the San Gabriel Valley Tribune)

Support is slipping for big bond package
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14282931p-15090742c.html
Sacramento Bee

Transportation options aired: Residents of San Bernardino Valley exchanged ideas last week for an option to have longer service on Metrolink transportation that could extend to midnight service
http://www.highlandnews.net/articles/2006/07/27/news/10metro.txt
Highland News