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Governor Arnold Scwharzenegger last night vetoed a bill that would have limited the options of completing the 710 Freeway, which is considered the missing link of the regional freeway system, according to the L.A. Times. If signed, the bill would have stopped any possibility of a surface route, therefore increasing chances of a 4.5-mile tunnel under South Pasadena, connecting to the 134/210 freeway exchange.

Authorities are investigating the death of Myra Theresa Mina-Calove of Woodland Hills, who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train inside the tunnel near Chatsworth Park yesterday evening.

At 4:10 p.m. today The Los Angeles Fire Department reported they'd received notice of a "person struck by train in the tunnel north of Chatsworth Park." Within the hour, the LAFD reported that "1 female, 45, was pronounced, succumbing to injuries." There are no passengers on board who reported injuries as a result of the impact. No information regarding what train service, line, or number was involved, nor how the woman came to be in the train's path. If this is a Metrolink train, it will be the second death in less than 24 hours of a woman on their tracks This is the 2nd train-related death in less than 24-hours in the Valley; a 39-year-old woman was struck and died last night in Burbank.

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For decades, a 4.5 mile gap on the 710 Freeway between Pasadena and Alhambra has been a headache for many commuters. The freeway, which begins in Long Beach, was always planned to be finished, but lawsuits and a storied history within the city of South Pasadena stopped that. In an unexpected and maybe confusing move, the South Pasadena's city council voted to support a state bill that would allow Metro to seek private financing for a tunnel under the city. But the city's support of the bill doesn't mean support of the project, more about getting the best deal if a freeway was forced. The city may still sue over the tunnel project.

Locked and lit, this pedestrian tunnel under the 101 Freeway sits at Allott St. in Sherman Oaks. It's been gated closed for more than 10 years now, yet the lights still go buzzzzzzzzzzz. Let's get those turned off. Maybe that will solve the budget problem. Duh!...