Subway to the Sea Ridership Numbers, Construction Down in May

· LA sent out 278 pink slips to city workers today [ABC]
· Amtrak's role amid all the high-speed rail projects uncertain [WSJ]
· Bill Nye named executive director of Pasadena Planetary Society [SGVT]
· Skytag's lawyers appealing last month's decision, could go to Supreme Court [BBB]
· Meanwhile, look at a strangely ad-less Hotel Figueroa [Blogdowntown]
· New home construction falls 10 percent in May [CNN]
· Projected ridership numbers for Subway to Sea released [LAist.com]
· Stimulus bond program criticized, taxpayers getting burned? [NYT]
· Undie Run takes place despite official sanction [Daily Bruin]