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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Economy, the Environment and the Port of Los Angeles

    After eight years of controversy, the LA City Harbor Commission has unanimously approved a new cargo facility to transfer containers from ships to train cars instead of trucks using the Alameda Corridor. Bob Foster, the Mayor of Long Beach, calls it a threat to the lives of school kids on his side of the border.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After eight years of controversy, the LA City Harbor Commission has unanimously approved a new cargo facility to transfer containers from ships to train cars instead of trucks using the Alameda Corridor. Bob Foster, the Mayor of Long Beach, calls it a threat to the lives of school kids on his side of the border.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      KCRW

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      BNSF Railway

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      Jesse Marquez

      Coalition for a Safe Environment

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      Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

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    A New Rail Yard Is Proposed at the LA Ports
    1. 0:00The Economy, the Environment and the Port of Los AngelesYou’re reading this
    2. 21:37Gay-Straight Alliance Struggles at Sultana High in Hesperia
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