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Crushing Remarks There’s little love lost between L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and L.A. City Councilman Nate Holden. At a luncheon with local engineering firms, Antonovich took a shot at Holden for participating in a protest against Proposition A, the countywide initiative that would halt future subway construction. During the Oct. 20 protest, Holden laid down across a set of tracks on an abandoned rail spur. Antonovich, who supports Prop. A, said: “Some were probably asking, ‘Where’s the train?’ ” Holden said Antonovich has long been pushing for grade-level transportation systems. “People don’t want that in their neighborhood, and that is why I laid down on the tracks,” Holden said. “They want a subway, just like the one going through Hollywood.”