2 L.A.-area ports aim to slash diesel exhaust: The plan seeks to cut such pollution from short-haul trucks by 80% and boost security. Industry says business might drop
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-diesel14apr14,1,1204941.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Amtrak launches community website
http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/article/20070413093316143
Travel News
Blue Line collides with SUV
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5665426
Press Telegram
Blue Line train crunches SUV making illegal turn
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-ex-metrorail13apr14,0,2428382.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Los Angeles Times
Commuter train hits SUV in Long Beach
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrorail14apr14,1,1583351.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
Connector from I-5 to 91 be shut for 2 months - Closure begins in Buena Park for freeway widening project as early as 5 a.m. Saturday
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1651784.php
Orange County Register
Does L.A. have ace in hole for games bid?
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_5665047
Daily News
Editorial: Freeway walls must be completed more quickly
http://www.recordgazette.net/articles/2007/04/13/opinion/02opinion.txt
Record Gazette
Foss to build first-ever hybrid tugboat (for the Port of Los Angeles)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2007/04/13/top_story/news01.txt
Longview Daily News
L.A. deserves the Olympics: It's who we are that makes L.A. the better choice over Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Games
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-olympics14apr14,0,6639982.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times
L.A. to Join Planned Lawsuit Against FBI Project
http://snipurl.com/1ghny
Westside Chronicle
Parents: School Buses Too Full (Article 8 local unmet public transportation needs)
http://snipurl.com/1gbsa
Santa Clarita Signal
Ports of L.A., Long Beach outline clean-trucks plan - Vehicles that don't meet air standards would be charged to enter and eventually banned by facilities
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/7024842.html
Daily Breeze
Sales of hybrids pick up speed - With gasoline prices rising, the fuel-efficient vehicles are looking more attractive to buyers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hybrid14apr14,1,5043942.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Los Angeles Times
SANDAG accepts I-15 IRP Phase II
http://www.thevillagenews.com/story.asp?story_ID=21946
Fallbrook Village News
She has a city to build on - L.A.'s chief planner blends a can-do attitude with a vision of 'great streets' and social justice
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goldberg14apr14,1,6083428.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
State sues to nullify blueprint for growth: The San Bernardino County plan fails to assess properly the effects of various pollutants, the attorney general says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-berdoo14apr14,1,3367634.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times
State targets county in suit: Claims climate change ignored. The state attorney general sued San Bernardino County this week, alleging the county should have looked at global warming before adopting its new growth plan
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_5665801
San Bernardino Sun