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On October 10, 2008 1:37 PM in A Call to End Metrolink Service, they said:

"This guy uses subsidization as a point AGAINST metrolink. This is not valid, however, when you consier that there are a lot of thngs in this world that are necessary and valuable yet are not financia...

On October 1, 2008 4:33 PM in Metrolink Engineer Sent Txt Msg 22 Seconds Before Crash, they said:

Certainly Metrolink and Veolia are not of the hook, they still hired this incompetent engineer and allowed cell phone use while operating a train, but it has nothing to do with "two trains heading tow...

On October 1, 2008 4:16 PM in Metrolink Engineer Sent Txt Msg 22 Seconds Before Crash, they said:

ka... that's how the train system works. Professionals are hired to operate trains and pay attention while operating them to ensure that trains sharing the track do not hit each other. This worked f...

On September 22, 2008 11:24 AM in Safety Measures Existed, but not up to Metrolink's Standards, they said:

Oops, here's the article from Mass Transit Magazine....

On September 22, 2008 11:22 AM in Safety Measures Existed, but not up to Metrolink's Standards, they said:

Mass Transit Magazine, an industry magazine for transit management professionals, had an article about PTC in the December 2007 issue entitled, Positive Train Control — Ready to Go?, written by four m...

On September 18, 2008 2:27 AM in Win Tix to The Raconteurs and The Kills @ The Greek Theatre, they said:

First we hop onto a FlyAway and head to Union Station. After checking out the last great railway station we'll walk across the street to Olvera Street and have some Mexican hot chocolate w/espresso a...

On September 12, 2008 9:37 PM in Photos from Chatsworth Train Crash, they said:

Nice job getting to the scene Zach. But gosh, what a horrible thing to see....

On September 12, 2008 8:42 PM in What We Know Right Now About Today's Metrolink Derailment, they said:

What a nightmare......

On August 17, 2008 11:19 AM in LAistory: The Ugliest Building in Los Angeles, they said:

Thanks for revealing this massive "secret" hidden inside Hollywood and Highland with this very actually at all informative and superbly written history lesson. Great point about Hollywood's fall from...

On July 23, 2008 10:33 AM in Google Offers Walking Directions, they said:

fuckin a this is great thnk g-d now if only metro would hurry up and get their shit together with google maps...

On July 1, 2008 8:25 AM in California to Legalize Weed for Everyone, they said:

My older brother was Libertartian until Hurricane Katrina. We sat and watched what happens when you have, NO GOVERNMENT. Since we have family in New Orleans, needless to say, he is no longer a Liberta...

On June 19, 2008 10:25 PM in Dear LAist: Is this the Disneyfication of Griffith Park?, they said:

Doesn't this happen every single day on our public streets when they are closed for hours (or days) for the filming of movies? Seems a closed public street for private enterprise is a bigger deal tha...

On June 19, 2008 12:23 PM in New $5 Bus Service from LA to SF, they said:

Megabus came and left Komorinoko. They offered service to San Diego, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Vegas but ridership was not high enough so they got out of California at the beginning of this month....

no dogs in lap = forcing you into public transit yeaaaaah......

On May 17, 2008 11:50 AM in Trolley at Grove Crashes, 6 Passengers Injured , they said:

We need to get this thing underground before it kills again....

On May 9, 2008 5:03 PM in Evade Train Fare & the Police Might Shoot, they said:

Playing too much GTA IV will do this to you. I would have done the same thing....

"This isn't a game of who can make the fastest chicken sandwich, it's who can make the best and you may be fast Mickie D's but you are not the best." Every time I ordering one of these last week, I w...

On May 6, 2008 12:27 PM in South in Santa Monica: Good Times, they said:

Holy Shit. Chicken and Waffle SLIDERS. Lord have mercy. McDonalds needs to get on that FAST....

Really? I have to respectfully disagree. I ate about 8 of these bad boys last week, and I feel like they are a gift from God. To me they are exactly Chik-Fil-A, and you can get them on Sunday. I s...

On April 28, 2008 2:16 PM in Bacon + Hot Dogs = Illegal.. Kinda, they said:

I got mildly sick from bacon dog I had once. Guess what? I didn't go back to that bacon dog stand. I agree with G Pro, unless you're drunk they are pretty bland anyways. The taste does not live up ...

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