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Metrolink chief credited for improving rail safety will step down
L.A. NOWMetrolink chief John Fenton, who has worked to improve the service and safety of the struggling commuter line following the deadly Chatsworth crash, announced his resignation to become the head of a Florida-based railroad company.... -
England's Dreamland Margate rescues, restores historic thrill rides
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDreamland Margate in England plans to reopen in 2013 as the world’s first amusement park dedicated to last-of-a-kind historic thrill rides, including one of the world's oldest roller coasters. Located about 75 miles east of London, the waterfront...Tags: Entertainment, Travel, United Kingdom, Landforms, Transportation
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James M. Cain's 'Paradise'
Return to David L. Ulin's review of this essay.
PARADISE
I shall attempt, in this piece, an appraisal of the civilization of Southern California, but it occurs to me that before I begin I had better give you some idea what the place looks like. If you...Tags: Walnuts, Culture, Movies, Long Island Sound, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Elden Hughes dies at 80; longtime Sierra Club leader
Elden Hughes, a crusader for wild places and a leader of the Sierra Club's battles to protect desert wilderness from development and abuse, has died. He was 80.
Hughes, who died of prostate cancer early Sunday at his home in Joshua Tree, Calif., was a...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Travel, National Parks, Activism, Transportation
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Pikes Peak, Colorado: It's all about the journey and views
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPikes Peak has a punctuation problem. The mountain outside Colorado Springs is named for Zebulon Pike, the explorer who in 1806 was dispatched by President Jefferson to chart the region. Even though almost everyone omits the apostrophe, Pike's is...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Travel, Transportation, Trips and Vacations
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Railroads, unions avoid a possibly crippling national strike
Money & CompanyNegotiators for 30 of the nation's railroads and labor representatives have backed away from the brink of a strike that might have crippled the nation's fragile economic recovery. Two more tentative agreements were reached, and the only remaining union... -
Bakersfield council to consider resolution to oppose bullet train
L.A. NOWTthe second largest city of the Central Valley, Bakersfield, is preparing to take a tough stand against the California bullet train, the $98.5 billion project that is intended to provide the city with improved transportation to Los Angeles, San... -
Lawmaker proposes revote on high-speed rail funds
PolitiCalAs the legislators prepares to return to the Capitol this week, one lawmaker is proposing legislation that would allow voters a do-over on the $9 billion in state bonds they authorized for California’s high-speed rail project.... -
Bullet train planners prefer Palmdale over more direct I-5 route
L.A. NOWPlanners of California's bullet train project want to discard a more direct route from Los Angeles to Bakersfield over the Grapevine and continue development of a sweeping dog leg through Palmdale and Lancaster.... -
Republicans propose halting sale of high-speed rail bonds
PolitiCalA California lawmaker has proposed legislation that would halt the sale of $9 billion in voter-approved bonds for the Golden State's embattled high-speed rail project.... -
California can't afford the bullet train [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.Dump California's bullet train. At least, that's the overwhelming sentiment among readers who've been responding to the board's most recent editorial, "Keep California's bullet train on track." The board wrote: The project is unquestionably risky, far... -
Text of Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address
PolitiCalHere is the text of Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address, as prepared and distributed to media: As required by the state constitution, I am reporting to you this morning on the condition of our state. Putting it......
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