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        <title>Dan Weikel</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[California bullet train groundbreaking faces new obstacles]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-30 08:09:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[California's bullet train agency is facing a series of new regulatory and political problems that could jeopardize its July construction kickoff, which already has been delayed more than six months. 

The new challenges are coming from a private...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[California high-speed rail bidding rules were changed]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/tn-818-0419-california-highspeed-rail-bidding-rules-were-changed,0,1890278.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-04-19 06:59:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[State high-speed rail officials acknowledged Thursday that they changed their rules for selecting a builder for the bullet train's first phase in the Central Valley, a shift that subsequently made it possible for a consortium led by Sylmar-based Tutor...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plan ordered to save mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/tn-818-0111-plan-ordered-to-save-mechanics-school-at-van-nuys-airport,0,5606204.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-01-11 15:55:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles City Council on Friday ordered local officials to develop a detailed plan to save a popular aircraft mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport.

On a motion by Eric Garcetti, the council called on Los Angeles World Airports, the airport's...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mechanics school at Van Nuys Airport threatened by budget cuts]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-12-27 08:55:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A popular vocational center at Van Nuys Airport that has trained thousands of aviation mechanics during its 40-year history faces closure or relocation next year if the Los Angeles Unified School District can no longer afford to keep the facility open....]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Judge rejects bid to halt California high-speed rail project]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/tn-818-119-judge-rejects-bid-to-halt-california-highspeed-rail-project,0,1596978.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-11-19 13:13:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A Sacramento County judge has rejected a bid by agricultural interests to temporarily halt California's bullet train project in the Central Valley until a lawsuit can be decided. 

After a three-hour hearing, Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley on Friday...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[L.A. council wants review of contractor linked to Chatsworth Metrolink crash]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/tn-818-1024-la-council-wants-review-of-contractor-linked-to-chatsworth-metrolink-crash,0,5160470.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-10-24 15:42:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After hearing from victims of the deadly Metrolink crash in Chatsworth, the Los Angeles City Council vowed Wednesday to look into a $160-million city contract awarded to a transportation company linked to the rail disaster.

The crash killed 25 people,...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Governor signs high-speed rail conflict-of-interest measure]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-28 14:23:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brownhas signed a bill that requires state high-speed rail officials to disclose their financial investments and eliminates a loophole that created potential conflicts of interest for the project&rsquo;s board members.

The legislation by...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Four years later, survivors of Metrolink crash still hurting]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-09 06:50:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Like other survivors from the crash of Metrolink 111, Mike Wiederkehr will never be the same.

Before, the Burbank resident was a triathlete. After, he could no longer swim or run because of shoulder, knee and ankle injuries. He had to transfer from his...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Metrolink previews $200-million crash prevention system]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-11 07:49:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Metrolink on Monday previewed a pioneering, $200-million crash prevention project for a top federal safety official, who expressed concern about railroad industry efforts to postpone deadlines for installing the sophisticated train safety system in...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Van Nuys Airport gets $18.4 million to rebuild runway]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-07 15:39:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Van Nuys Airport, one of the busiest general aviation centers in the country, will receive an $18.4-million federal grant to reconstruct and replace its main runway, government officials announced Friday.

The Federal Aviation Administration funds will...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bullet train authority steps up hiring to fill long-vacant posts]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-08-27 16:51:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Plugging long-standing vacancies in its management team, the agency that plans to build the state bullet train system announced Monday the hiring of a chief administrative officer and seven other individuals to fill a variety of top executive posts....]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Najarian appeals his removal from Metrolink board]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/tn-818-0719-glendale-city-councilman-ara-najarian-appeals-his-removal-from-metrolink-board,0,54032.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-07-19 20:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[To his surprise and dismay, Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian has been replaced with Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomason the Metrolink board of directors, where Najarian had served for six years.

In one of his first acts as the new...]]></description>
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