Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- Echo Park Fence Coming Down (LAT)
- In Pomona, 71 Freeway Plagued By Potholes (CBS, LAT, SGV Tribune)
…Part Of 71 Freeway Will Be Closed For Repairs This Weekend (LAist)
Why would Caltrans and Metro neglect area where they want to widen the 71 from 4 to 8 lanes? - Beverly Hills Turns Down Proposed Roundabout (Beverly Press)
- County Approves Funds For Westlake Permanent Supportive Housing (Urbanize)
- Supportive Housing Project Under Construction On Central Avenue (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Bicyclist In Pomona (Biking in L.A., SGV Tribune)
…CHP Seeks Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Person In Crash On 60 Freeway In Industry (SGV Tribune)
…Driver Crashes Into Canyon Country Hydrant and Pole (SC Signal) - Visualization Of Metro & Caltrans Home Demolition Along the 5 In Norwalk (Segregation by Design)
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Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- LAT Editorial: Safer Trains And Buses Doesn’t Necessarily Mean More Police
- Why CA Didn’t Fund Two Metro Rail Projects (Daily News)
- LB Seeks Over $1B From Feds For Projects, Including 710 Bridge (LB Post)
- County Supervisors Reject Renter Protections (LAist)
- To Beat L.A. Traffic, Buses Need Priority (Nimesh in L.A. YouTube)
- Another Year, Another LAPD Budget Increase (KNOCK-LA)
- WeHo Plans $1 Fare MicroTransit Service (WeHoVille)
- Carnage: Driver Kills Person Walking On Freeway In Castaic (SC Signal)
..Motorcyclist Killed In Solo Crash In Long Beach (LB Post)
…Person Transported To Hospital From 134 Freeway Crash In Pasadena (Pasadena Now)
…Person Transported To Hospital From Canyon Country Solo Crash (SC Signal)
…Actor Recovering From Malibu Car Crash (KTLA) - 92-Unit Senior Housing Under Construction In Florence Firestone (Urbanize)
- WeHoVille Criticizes Supervisor Horvath For Supporting Transit Policing Alternatives
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Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- LAUSD Is On Strike (LAist, LAT)
- Bonin And L.A. Pod Discuss First 100 Days, Including Metro Policing (What’s Next, L.A.? Podcast)
- LAPD Officer Convicted Of Perjury In 2019 DUI Arrest (LAT)
- LB Residents Can Vote On Curb Extension Mural Designs (LB Post)
- Metro Looks To Push Bus Electrification Back Five Years To 2035 (@numble Twitter)
- Carnage: Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Sun Valley Cyclist (Daily News, Biking in L.A.)
…Driver Identified In Deadly Palmdale Crash (AV Times) - In Scaled-Back Victory, CA To Establish Oil Prices Watchdog (KTLA)
- L.A. Walks Releases Its 2022 Annual Report
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This Week In Livable Streets
By Joe Linton | | No Comments
Metro Board Meeting, Metro construction: Purple Line - Gold Line - Airport Connector, and more
Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- Inglewood PeopleMover Criticized For Impacts To Businesses (Daily News)
- Ethan Elkind LAT Opinion: Streamline Rail/Bus/TOD To Make Metro Better
- Manhattan Beach Installs New Plaque At Bruce’s Beach (LAT, Daily Breeze)
- Sylmar’s New Artistic Crosswalks Reflect Culture, Identity (LAist)
- UN Report: Cut Emission Now (LAist)
- Carnage: Wrong Way Driver Kills Four In Chino Hills 71 Freeway Crash (LAT, SGVTribune)
…Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Highland Park (KTLA, Eastsider)
…One Killed, Two Injured In Gardena Crash (2UrbanGirls)
…One Killed In Palmdale Solo Crash On 14 Freeway (2UrbanGirls)
…Toluca Lake Two-Car Crash Sends 3 People To Hospital (KTLA)
…Driver Crashes Into LB Pizzeria, Hospitalizing One Person (LB Post) - LB Opens Parking Lot For Unhoused Folks To Park Safely (LB Post)
- Why Car Prices Are High, And Staying High (LAist)
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Friday Newsbits: Bike Lanes and Metro Rail Service/Ridership
By Joe Linton | | No Comments
Metro rail service and ridership graphs, new bike lanes on Fountain Avenue, newly protected bike lanes on White Oak Avenue, and more
Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- Tomorrow Is Transit Operator Appreciation Day (The Source)
- Overall Metro Rail Service Is Only 84 Percent Of Pre-Pandemic (SBLA Twitter)
- Judge Rules In Favor Of L.A. Street Vendors Against No-Vend Zones (ABC7, Public Counsel, L.A. Mag)
- Councilmember Price Pivots To Supporting LAPD Fireworks Detonation Victims (LAT)
- Communication/Coordination Hiccups Hamper Mayor’s Inside Safe (KNOCK-LA)
- BikeLA Alert Urges Soto-Martinez Add New Bike Lanes On Belmont Avenue
- Bus Detours, Street Closures During This Sunday’s Marathon (The Source, LAist)
- Newsom Backs Off Call For Capping Oil Profits (LAT)
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SGV Connect 108: State Senate Candidate Sasha Renée Pérez
By Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton | | No Comments
SGV Connect catches up with Alhambra City Councilmember and State Senate candidate Sasha Renée Pérez
Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- Bass Appoints City Councilmember Young Yaroslavsky To Metro Board (@racheluranga Twitter)
- Metro’s Anti-Homeless Classical Music At MacArthur Park Station (Daily News)
- The Freedom And Hazards Of Bike Commuting In L.A. (LAT)
- Street Vendors Rally Against No-Vend Zones (KTLA)
- Carnage: Police Seek Help Finding Hit-and-Run Driver In Deadly Palms Crash (KTLA)
…Suspect Arrested In Fatal San Pedro Hit-and-Run (Daily Breeze)
…No Charges Filed Yet In Fatal Agua Dulce Hit-and-Run (SC Signal) - 17 Sites Where Metro Could Do Joint Development (Urbanize)
- McCourt Proposes Apartment Buildings On Stadium Way (Urbanize)
- Pomona’s 71 Freeway Closed Temporarily Due To Large Potholes (SGVCitywatch, LAT)
- Pasadena Completed Repair On 11,000 Damaged Sidewalk Locations (Pasadena Now)
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Preliminary FY23-24 Metro Budget Would (Again) Increase Freeway Funding, While Cutting Transit
By Joe Linton | | No Comments
Metro staff recommendation for next year's budget: a 5 percent increase in freeway construction and a 5 percent decrease in transit construction
Today’s Headlines
By Joe Linton | | No Comments- Metro D Line Temporarily Runs Only Vermont-to-Western For Construction (The Source)
- Metro Public Safety Committee Member Debunks L.A. Times Fearmongering (@mtajsar Twitter)
- CA Won’t Release Transit Capital Grant Project Rankings That Didn’t Fund Gold Line (SGV Tribune, FGL Construction Authority)
- Port Of L.A. Landscaped Walk/Bike Path Project Under Construction (Urbanize)
- Pasadena Seeks Input On Citywide Parking Plan (Pasadena Now)
- Committee Receives Update On Pasadena Sidewalk Repair Work (Pasadena Now)
- Carnage: Newhall 14 Freeway Crash Transports One Person To Hospital (SC Signal)
- Chevron Hasn’t Complied With New CA Gas Pricing Law (LAT)
- Memorial Ride Saturday For Murdered Physician-Cyclists (Biking in L.A.)
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