- Newsmaker: New MTA Chief - In September, LA's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will have a new top executive. Roger Snoble, who formerly ran public transit systems in San Diego and Dallas, tells us that he's convinced he can still pursue the development of a light rail system for Los Angeles while purchasing hundreds of busses mandated by a federal court decree.
- Reporter's Notebook: California Supreme Court Justice Stanley Mosk Passes Away - Stanley Mosk died yesterday at the age of 88, after 37 years of service on the State Supreme Court. The revered magistrate wrote more than 1500 opinions, and was celebrated as a progressive despite some less than liberal opinions. Longtime political consultant Joe Cerrell offers an affectionate remembrance of his old friend.
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