This is the story on the power one letter has over local government, when it's written by the right person. Off-Ramp Producer Kevin Ferguson talked with transit advocacy blogger Damien Newton about that letter, and how it threatens to put on hold the Downtown Regional Connector, one of the LA County Transit's most ambitious rail projects.
Powerful letter calls Downtown rail project into question
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