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Open Letter to Mayor Villaraigosa We, the undersigned, demand the immediate resignation of Mark Brown from the office of the City Attorney. Mark Brown (Bar # 60683), during the course of the last three years, has taken a central role in writing ordinances that unfairly oppress and harass hardworking people of the city of Los Angeles. Most recently, he has made great attempts to destroy the Venice Beach Boardwalk, which is a historic site for the gathering of artists, performers and activists as a “free speech zone,” ...
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Open Letter to Mayor Villaraigosa by Spirit of Venice
The Proposed L.A. to Palmdale High-Speed Train On March 21, 2007, a public meeting took place about the proposed Los Angeles to Palmdale high-speed train.(Other meetings about this project will be held this month, including one on April 5. Details at bottom.) If implemented, it would ultimately connect San Diego to San Francisco, with stops in between.
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For the Los Angeles-Palmdale branch, stations in Burbank, Sylmar (concept art for this can be seen
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San Fernando, and Santa Clarita have been discussed. To the south of Los Angeles, there would be stops in Ontario, Irvine, and of course San Diego.
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The Proposed L.A. to Palmdale High-Speed Train by Ross Plesset
[Editorial] - In a region which is regarded as having the worst traffic in the country, the local transit agency has announced astonishing fare hikes and service cuts which will certainly give people incentive to drive, thus increasing congestion. The price of a day pass will rise from $3.00 to $5.00 in July and to $8.00 in January 2009,
The fare hikes come at a time when the car as the primary mode of transportation strains the society and becomes ever more expensive. Ironically, by so drastically raising the price of the alternative, more people will buy into the exorbitantly expensive transportation model and exacerbate the problems associated with it. However, there are alternatives that would yield far more beneficial results to the society than the proposed fare hikes. Full Article: An Alternative to Los Angeles Metro's Fare Hikes by Francisco Frias
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