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“Y’all shot at me!”: LAPD Shoots at, Misses, then Tries to Charge Unarmed Black Man with Assault with a Deadly Weapon
By Sahra Sulaiman |
LAPD chose not to transcribe the officer's attempt to slow her partner down and keep him from shooting at Joshua Hatfield
“Vin Scully Taught My Dad English” – A Remembrance
By Chris Greenspon |
Until he was lost to Covid-19 in 2020, El Monte’s Alberto Rodriguez Sr. was a certified Dodgers NUT. “When we had his 80th birthday, my sisters and my brothers, they had everything-all-Dodgers: the cake, everything,” laughs his son, Alberto Rodriguez Jr., who is 64. “We had the hot dogs too.” Alberto Sr. was born in […]
Today’s Headlines
By Damien Newton |
Horrific Fiery Car Crash Kills Six, Caught on Camera (LAT, NBC4) After E-Bike Crash Killed Daughter, Family Pushes for Regulations (LAT) A Week After Deciding to Do Nothing About It, LA County Still High Risk for COVID (Daily News) But That’s Cool Because a Right Wing Extremist/Columnist Doesn’t Believe the Numbers (Daily News) Officials Celebrate […]
SGV Connect 100 – Elections in La Puente and Monterey Park
By Damien Newton |
Episode 100!
Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency
By Kea Wilson |
Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
We’re Halfway to Our Summer Fundraising Goal…Get Us to the Finish Line
By Damien Newton |
We are halfway through our Streetsblog summer fundraising drive, and we’re raised just over half our overall goal of $15,000. Since we wrote to you at the start of June, we’ve raised just under $8,000, leaving us with $7,000 left to go. Don’t hesitate, donate today! A lot has changed since that fundraising letter went […]