This Week In Livable Streets
Tuesday is Election Day! plus Metro meetings, and more.
By
Joe Linton
5:24 PM PDT on June 1, 2026
Election Day! plus Metro meetings, and more.
- Tuesday 6/2 – It’s Election Day. Many transit operators offer free fares.
- Don’t Mail Your Ballot – Drop Off or Vote In Person (SBCA)
- Find Election Tips at Daily News, LAist, L.A. Taco, Public Press, Boyle Heights Beat, NBC4, and elsewhere
- SBLA Has No Endorsements This Time, Consider Endorsements from: Adam Conover’s Progressive Voter Guide, Daily News, Democratic Party, L.A. County Federation of Labor, L.A. Forward, L.A. Sentinel, Republican Party, Streets for All, and elsewhere
- Wednesday 6/3 – Metro oversight committees meet at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Find details and staff reports at Metro meeting page.
- Thursday 6/4 – Metro’s Public Safety Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Find details at Eventbrite.
- Starting Saturday 6/6 – Metro will host a series of public hearings for its Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project, a light rail line extending the E Line east through East L.A., Commerce, and Montebello – then later through Pico Rivera to Whittier. Meeting will take place Saturday 6/6 10 a.m. in person in East L.A., Monday 6/8 11:30 a.m. virtual hearing, Wednesday 6/10 in Commerce, Saturday 6/13 in Montebello.
- Saturdays and Sundays through 6/14 – Metro will host free art/architecture tours of Union Station (in English and Spanish – see schedule). Tours start at 10:30 a.m. For schedule and to reserve a spot, go to Eventbrite.
- Ongoing: The National Day Laborer Network continues to urge those that can to adopt a corner to help protect day laborers and vendors from ICE sweeps. See their webpage to register to adopt a corner or attend a workshop on how to help.
- Ongoing scheduled Metro service alerts:
- Metro G Line construction bus/bike detours are in effect through 2027. The Sepulveda Station area closure is in effect through December 2026.
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