Governor Brown Signs High Speed Rails Bill | NBC 4

The bill commits billions of dollars of state funding for an initial Central Valley portion of a controversial high-speed rail project

Compton on the Brink of Bankruptcy | LA Times

The city is the latest to fall victim to questionable financial practices. It could run out of money by the end of the summer.

In Case You missed It: A Look at the New City Hall Park to Open Today | KPCC

City officials hope rehabilitation will, in fact, work out well. They’re opening the gates again for good on Thursday. Just as before, the park will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Just as before, camping is prohibited.

Sequestration Means CA Could Lose 90K Non-Military Jobs | KPCC

A new study from George Mason University shows potential losses in California would include tens of thousands of non-defense jobs. According to the study, California could lose more than 100,000 defense-related jobs in addition to almost 90,000 non-military federal jobs.

The Shopping Mall Turns 60 | The Atlantic Cities

The enclosed suburban shopping mall has become so synonymous with the American landscape that it’s hard to imagine the original idea for it ever springing from some particular person’s imagination.