resident of Santa Monica
Santa Monica resident whose son attends school on Mulholland Drive; strategic planning consultant, primarily in the education field
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Cynthia Sherrill
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FROM Cynthia Sherrill
Which Way, L.A.?
Traffic Snarls without Warning There's more trouble ahead for traffic in Westwood and the Sepulveda Pass. Metro's weeks of warning about "Carmageddon" gave drivers plenty of time to plan alternatives to using the 405 through the Sepulveda Pass for one weekend this past July. But this morning, Metro started three months of reduced lanes on Sepulveda Boulevard without any public notice until last Friday. It waited until then to issue a press release advising motorists to "plan ahead and allow additional time to reach their destinations."
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