Prop. 42 and the HOT lane (Carlist) Three years ago

Prop. 42 and the HOT lane (Carlist)
Three years ago the voters of California passed Proposition 42, providing that the State sales tax on gasoline be transferred to the Transportation Investment Fund (TIF). The TIF transfer is estimated to be $1.310 billion in 2005-06. Sounds simple and straight forward, right?

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera GT (4 door) from North America (Carsurvey.org)
Best car GM ever made! What things have gone wrong with the car? AC hose. Timing chain. Tranny slipped a little.

Craigslist's dark side tipping off cops (Inside Bay Area)
A "sex worker" for 14 years, Jennifer (not her real name) says she has "loved every minute of it.

Fuel-sucking 4x4s popular in Persian Gulf (Inside Bay Area)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Pity the poor sport utility vehicle dealer.

From Intelligent Cars to the Prevention of Heart Attacks, Germany (Medical News Today)
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) will establish 12 new Collaborative Research Centres as of 1 January 2006. These will cover a wide variety of topics including intelligent safety systems for cars, non-governmental governance models, and methods of preventing kidney failure or heart attacks.

Dear Diary (New York Times)
Doug Davis heard a mother tell a recalcitrant small child: "This is the city and you must hold my hand - we're not in Brooklyn anymore."