Programming Note
We’re putting off the last installment of our Long Beach series until Monday. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you here next week.
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Metro Seeking Applicants to Serve on Public Safety Task Force to Re-envision Transit Policing
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Do you have what it takes to reimagine Metro public safety? Apply to volunteer on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee. Applications due November 13.
City of Alhambra Hosting Community Feedback Meetings for Park Grant Applications
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Alhambra staff are looking to apply for grants to build one new pocket park, a community center, and other upgrades and renovations at five other parks
Today’s Headlines
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15 Police Shootings Similar To Dijon Kizzee (LAT) Oversight Panel Calls For Sheriff Villanueva To Resign (LAist, LAT, Daily News) LAPD Caused Serious Injuries Clearing Lakers Victory Celebrations (LAT) County Blasts COVID Herd Immunity As Unethical, Immoral (Daily News) Santa Monica Approves New Bike Plan (Patch) Another Push To Speed Up Metro’s Street-Running Light Rail […]
Metro Committee Approves Regional Connector Service Plan
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Starting in late 2022, Metro will run one-seat light rail from Long Beach to Azusa - and Santa Monica to East L.A.
Riders Haven’t Abandoned Transit During COVID — They’re Taking Fewer Trips: Report
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A new report reveals major ramifications for cities and for BIPOC communities that rely heavily on transit and have borne the brunt of COVID-19 both as patients and as essential workers.
California Transportation Plan 2050: Comments Due October 22
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The plan addresses equity and displacement, but stops short of saying what the last plan made clear: California has to stop building for car drivers