405 lane up to Arnold: L.A. leaders elated by bill's passage
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_3386508
Los Angeles Daily News
City of neighborhoods: New L.A. planning director shepherded smart growth in San Diego
http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_3386135
Los Angeles Daily News
Climb in gas prices under way
http://www.avpress.com/n/09/0109_s1.hts
Antelope Valley Press
Dreier's dilemma
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-dreier10jan10,0,3386365.story?coll=la-news-comment-editorials
Los Angeles Times
Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes Long-Term Strategic Growth Plan, Sets Transportation as a Top Investment Target
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5176&state=5&res=1024
Smart Growth Online
House Republicans ask Dreier to spearhead reforms
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3387141
Pasadena Star News
Living on the Right Side of the Tracks: Building near train stations, developers hope to attract buyers weary of traffic jams
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-village10jan10,1,1839632.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Mayor cites 'smart growth' for choice of planning head
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3386447
Los Angeles Daily News
No Dip Seen for '06 Gas Prices: A recent steep rise in the cost of self-serve regular ends 13 straight weeks of decline, survey says
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas10jan10,1,1086406.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times
OCTA Fears Gov.'s Plan Is Competition: The bid for Measure M extension could make the same ballot as $222-billion bond effort
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-octa10jan10,1,441402.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
OCTA starts Measure M extension draft: Staff is told to write a proposition about the sales tax
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/article_938410.php
Orange County Register
Roadblocks to Schwarzenegger's plan?: Re "Governor Needs Widespread Support for Blockbuster Plan," Jan. 7
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-lew-gov10jan10,0,1320160.story?coll=la-news-comment-letters
Los Angeles Times
Schwarzenegger's Budget Would Trigger Billions in New Spending: He wants to increase funding for education, transportation and healthcare. Analysts ask if the state will be able to afford the future costs
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget10jan10,1,942784.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Top 25 Newsmakers of 2005 (list includes R. Thorpe)
http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0271-24044_ITM
Engineering News Record
TransLink program again tries to unify Bay Area transit fares
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2006/01/09/story6.html?jst=cn_cn_lk
San Jose Business Journal
Value Investing (scroll down for editorial on Gov. Schwarzenegger's "Strategic Growth Plan,")
http://snipurl.com/lg2a
Santa Monica Lookout/Surf News
