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710 Freeway Coalition faces growing efforts against linking the route to 210
Just as Los Angeles County transportation officials embark on an environmental study of options for closing the freeway gap between Alhambra and Pasadena, the lobbying group that supports the controversial tunnel option finds itself trying to regain its...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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MTA outreach meeting on '710 gap' proposals draws strong crowd
Roughly 100 people showed up Thursdayin San Marino for a public meeting on the final list of options for addressing the “710 gap” between Pasadena and Alhambra. The analysis by the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority focuses on five...
Tags: San Marino, Health Insurance Cost, California Department of Transportation
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Year in Review: McDade tragedy, a mission on Mars, 710 stirs debate
The gunshots that took Kendrec McDade’s life on March 24 have echoed throughout the year in Pasadena. The Azusa teen was running down Sunset Avenue after allegedly serving as a lookout in a Northwest Pasadena car burglary when he neared two...
Tags: NASA, College Football, Jesse Jackson, Football, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Caltrans homes in limbo
The forecast is running lukewarm to cold on the prospect of local cities managing the hundreds of residential properties Caltrans owns in South Pasadena, Pasadena and Los Angeles. A state audit in August blasted the transportation agency for...
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Rentals, Homes, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Rental Service
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Cities take different routes on 710 Freeway
The San Marino City Council on Wednesday reaffirmed its support for an extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway, even as its neighbors to the west grow increasingly restive about the proposal. In recent weeks Pasadena officials have raised questions...
Tags: San Marino, Politics, Elections, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Pasadena hammers 710 tunnel, stops short of opposing it
Pasadena City Council members on Monday stopped short of opposing plans for a 4.5-mile tunnel to connect the Long Beach (710) and Foothill (210) freeways, but city leaders will go on record with a litany of questions and concerns about the project. After...
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Politics, Elections
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Local debate centers on tax initiatives
The battle for California’s 25th Senate District seat arrived in South Pasadena Thursday, with Sen. Carol Liu (D- La Caņada Flintridge) squaring off against Republican challenger Gil Gonzales. The two agreed on a few things — uniting in their...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Justice and Rights, Politics, Immigration, Safeway Inc.
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Pasadena to host 710 freeway forum
Residents who want to get an update on proposals to extend the Long Beach (710) Freeway can attend a forum in Pasadena next Tuesday. Pasadena City Councilman Steve Madison will host the event at the ballroom in the Pasadena Convention Center on Sept. 18....
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Google+
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Pasadena balks at 710 extension
City officials fought three potential routes for an extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway this week and, after 11 years on the sidelines, are looking to knock out at least one more. Officials are exploring ways to overturn a 2001 voter initiative...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Voting
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Audit: Caltrans blew millions mismanaging 710 properties
A state audit released Thursday slammed the California Department of Transportation for mismanaging homes it owns along the Long Beach (710) Freeway extension corridor, losing millions in rental income in the process and overspending on repairs....
Tags: Anthony J. Portantino, California Department of Transportation, Accounting and Auditing, Rentals, Condos and Houses
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New routes, new opponents to 710 Freeway plan
Signs stating “No 710 on Ave. 64” and“Freeway extension? No way” are springing up in Pasadena's San Rafael neighborhood, a place where few anticipated the battle over the extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway would flare....
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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What Can I Do to Make My Car More Fuel Efficient?
KickingTiresIn terms of maintenance, the most cost-effective task for improving fuel economy is keeping your tires inflated to their recommended pressure level; any gain is not likely to be dramatic. The federal Department of Energy/EPA fuel economy website,...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SUVs and Crossovers, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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