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3/13/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday March 13, 2006

About 600 California bridges still need retrofits: Hundreds have been identified at high risk in earthquakes. Local governments seek funding
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/2451567.html
Daily Breeze

Arnold seeks last-minute deal on bond measure
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3596369
Los Angeles Daily News

Arnold’s Moonshots: With a “Big Five” meeting said by inside sources to be on tap this morning, Governor still has some chance to salvage something of his infrastructure package – Bill Bradley
http://www.newwestnotes.com/arnolds-moonshots/
New West Notes blog

Can Old Hollywood Exist With the New? (Hollywood & Vine Development)
http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_4182.php
Canyon News

Environmental Commission Considered
http://www.gazettes.com/commission03092006.html
Long Beach Gazette

Gov. Must Be Persuasive, Not Picky, on Infrastructure Deal
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap13mar13,1,5630203.column?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Gov. seeks meeting today for public works bond
http://presstelegram.com/news/ci_3595645
Long Beach Press Telegram

Green Light for Downtown-to-Culver City Line
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/03/13/news/news_briefs/at03.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Ass'n Blasts Proposed "Infrastructure Bond" As "Chock Full Of Pork"
http://www.lbreport.com/news/mar06/bondhjta.htm
Long Beach Report

Local Heroes: Gold Line Construction Crew
http://www.garmentandcitizen.com/category/local-hero/local-heroes.php
L.A. Garment and Citizen

Michigan Transportation Manager To Head LADOT
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/03/13/news/news_briefs/at08.txt
L.A. Downtown News

MTA trying purple prose: MTA weighs turning part of Red Line subway purple
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3596023
Los Angeles Daily News

New solar-powered flashing lights have been installed in 31 school zones throughout Los Angeles County
http://www.dailynews.com/santaclarita/ci_3595701
Daily News – Santa Clarita edition

Saving a boy's life was all in a good day's work: Tow truck driver John Meza will be honored today for rescuing an 11-year-old from his seatbelt (Freeway Service Patrol)
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/abox/article_1044327.php
Orange County Register