Wilshire rail corridor favored for starter line in LA
UMTA official Robert Patricelli praised the Wilshire Corridor as the best possible alignment for a Los Angeles County rail starter line but urged more eldership and land-use studies. He cited broad support from the state transportation department RTD and SCAG while noting that federal funding hinges on additional ridership and environmental clearances.
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Robert Patricelli
Federal Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Los Angeles
Wiltshire
UMTA
North Hollywood
Patricelli
Long Beach
Wilshire
State Department of Transportation
Southern California Rapid Transit District
RTD
International Airport
Proposilshire
Buses Fill Cab Gap at Airport as Yellow Cab Crisis Broadens
Rapid on site buses were sent to Los Angeles International Airport to ease traffic as a Yellow Cab shutdown continued. Westgate California Corp and Yellow Cab parent officials traveled to San Diego to address financial woes. Over 500 cabs and thousands of drivers idle in LA and other cities. Westgate’s Yellow Cab units remain in bankruptcy pending separate actions. An insurer declined to renew Yellow Cab liability coverage, citing bad business prospects. LA City Council failed to pass an emergency measure allowing drivers with insured cabs to operate under franchise limits. item to return for a second reading with eight votes required.
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Yellow Cab Co
Los Angeles
Westgate California Corp
Yellow Goob
San Diego
Westgate
C. Artiholt Smith
Yellow Cab
Westgate California
Dallas Insurance Company
E. Roy Stone
Natesco General Agency
Stone
Fire destroys Star Theater in Hollywood
A Hollywood fire razed the Star Theater causing about 20000 dollars in damage and sending smoke high into the air. Firefighters blocked Western Avenue during the rush hour and no injuries were reported though traffic slowed on local streets and the Hollywood Freeway. Within an hour fire crews shifted focus to protecting adjacent carpet and furniture stores, with only minor water damage reported to the carpet shop.
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Star Theater
Hollywood
Western Avenue
Hollyywood
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Acd—Independent
Am! Press-Telegram
U.S
Noel Swann
Our
L.A. Burebus
Southern California Association of Governments
SCAG
Board of Supervisors
Baxter Ward
Kenneth Hahn
Associated Press
Treasury Family
tuePenney
Value! JR
S.M.L
M.L
Treasury
Ora
Lakewood
Carson St. & Paramount Blvd
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