Comments on: Christmas in July: Griffith’s Park Controversy Starts Early http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: SoapBoxLA http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 SoapBoxLA Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:56:49 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/#comment-1385 Hmmm! Interesting question Mr. Ubray. The City of Los Angeles has no legal authority to restrict the access of cyclists as long as the streets are open to motorists. <a href="http://illuminatela.com/2008-griffith-park-festival-of-lights/" rel="nofollow">(CVC 21)</a> Further, Councilmember LaBonge has taken an oath to uphold the law and to support and defend the Constitution. I would suggest that a cyclist would be in position to sue if they were denied legal access to the Festival of Lights. Further, I would contend that Councilmember LaBonge would have violated his oath of office if he were to be a party to this civil rights violation. No entity, not even the City of Los Angeles, is above the law. See you on the Streets! Hmmm! Interesting question Mr. Ubray.

The City of Los Angeles has no legal authority to restrict the access of cyclists as long as the streets are open to motorists. (CVC 21)

Further, Councilmember LaBonge has taken an oath to uphold the law and to support and defend the Constitution.

I would suggest that a cyclist would be in position to sue if they were denied legal access to the Festival of Lights. Further, I would contend that Councilmember LaBonge would have violated his oath of office if he were to be a party to this civil rights violation.

No entity, not even the City of Los Angeles, is above the law.

See you on the Streets!

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 ubrayj02 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:59:57 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/#comment-1383 If this is illegal, then can cyclists sue the City of L.A. to see this come to pass? If this is illegal, then can cyclists sue the City of L.A. to see this come to pass?

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Alex Thompson Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:57:55 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/#comment-1382 I'm Will's id! I'm Will's id!

]]> By: David Pulsipher http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 David Pulsipher Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:51:34 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/#comment-1379 will is my id will is my id

]]> By: Will Campbell http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Will Campbell Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:29:20 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/#comment-1375 On no less than Christmas Eve of last year, coming back from Burbank I was making my way around the south end of the zoo parking lot at 4:30 p.m. -- still daylight and some 30 minutes before the vile nightly Festival of Lights' ban on bikes commences. A Park & Rec Dept. employee about a football field away saw me and started waving his arms and yelling that I couldn't pass. I shook my head and told him it wasn't 5 p.m. yet but this idiot actually took a position in my path in some sort of ridiculous attempt to stop me. Fortunately I was able to evade his blocking maneuver and he responded by getting on his radio perhaps in an attempt to bring reinforcements. I yelled over my shoulder again that it wasn't five fucking o'clock before advising him where he could stick his walkie talkie. At the other end of the festival course apparently his cohorts didn't share his stupidity or enthusiasm and wisely made no attempt to apprehend me. Sorry, didn't mean to go on for so long. I was one of the cyclists at that meeting last month. Stephen Box spoke very eloquently about the positive reverberative impact the DWP could make in taking the lead and flipping the ban from bikes to cars, but it was a notion immediately shot down by the dismissive and at-times combative DWP representative present. On no less than Christmas Eve of last year, coming back from Burbank I was making my way around the south end of the zoo parking lot at 4:30 p.m. -- still daylight and some 30 minutes before the vile nightly Festival of Lights' ban on bikes commences. A Park & Rec Dept. employee about a football field away saw me and started waving his arms and yelling that I couldn't pass. I shook my head and told him it wasn't 5 p.m. yet but this idiot actually took a position in my path in some sort of ridiculous attempt to stop me. Fortunately I was able to evade his blocking maneuver and he responded by getting on his radio perhaps in an attempt to bring reinforcements. I yelled over my shoulder again that it wasn't five fucking o'clock before advising him where he could stick his walkie talkie. At the other end of the festival course apparently his cohorts didn't share his stupidity or enthusiasm and wisely made no attempt to apprehend me.

Sorry, didn't mean to go on for so long. I was one of the cyclists at that meeting last month. Stephen Box spoke very eloquently about the positive reverberative impact the DWP could make in taking the lead and flipping the ban from bikes to cars, but it was a notion immediately shot down by the dismissive and at-times combative DWP representative present.

]]> By: Enci http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Enci Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:09:37 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/07/03/christmas-in-july-griffiths-park-controversy-starts-early/#comment-1372 Tom LaBonge has been unresponsive and the fight continues... Tom LaBonge has been unresponsive and the fight continues...

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