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By  Zach Behrens
Published Nov 12, 2009 11:00 PM
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  • Good news for UCLA students: Westwood will soon be seeing a Barney's Beanery in the neighborhood.
  • A car free future? A study funded by the city of Los Angeles looks into the "last mile" problem, which is "is a term created to describe the barrier many car commuters feel to taking transit or other options to single-passenger vehicle commuting."
  • Continuing on that theme, Green LA Girl recaps last night's car free panel at the 18th Street Arts Center
  • Yikes. "Sky diver dies in Murrieta after record-setting jump"
  • People who bought condos at the Americana in Glendale will finally be able to start moving in.
  • There's some drama over on Larchmont Blvd. in regards to a restaurant that's not supposed to be a restaurant.
  • "The Federal Reserve on Thursday released a new rule to prohibit banks from automatically enrolling customers in overdraft protection programs, which charge fees when consumers spend more than they have," says CNN.
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