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They Came to Mourn. LAPD Came in Force. Now Two Men Could Face Serious Consequences Because LAPD Won’t Acknowledge They Were Wrong.
The July 7 vigil for Kenny Hall had been peaceful until LAPD arrived and began pushing people around. When peacemaker Shamond "Lil AD" Bennett tried to intervene and de-escalate LAPD, officer Evan Mott assaulted him. When Dontreal Washington protested, officers punched him in the face. Then LAPD arrested them both.
LAPD Shuts Down Volunteers Repainting Nadir Gavarrete Memorial at Koreatown Intersection
At the deadly 4th/New Hampshire intersection, LAPD shut down Crosswalks Collective L.A.'s unpermitted safe streets work
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Metro Responds to Missing Downtown Connector Bikeways: Agency Followed Undefined Plans, Prioritized Getting Drivers to Freeway
Metro didn't follow its own designs or city-approved CEQA-approved street standards - instead implementing not clearly defined changes that added car capacity - and omitted bike and walk facilities
Grand Opening of Transformative Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path on Slauson Brings Community Out to Play
The $166M project was a dozen years in the making. South Central residents and electeds alike hope it is a foundation on which even better things can be built for the community.
Metro’s Orwellian Take: Adding Miles of New Lanes to the 710 Freeway Is Not Expanding the Freeway
Metro claims "no [710 Freeway] expansion whatsoever" - and - at the same time Metro says they won't rule out demolishing homes
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Wednesday’s Headlines
ICE, LAX traffic, Section 8, 110 Freeway, Santa Monica, TOD, Echo Park, car-nage and more
Tuesday’s Headlines
National Guard, Long Beach speed cameras, Camino City Terrace, Ktown, Wilshire/Crenshaw, Santa Monica, parking, car-nage, and more
Monday’s Headlines
ICE, Burbank, "large asphalt repair", LAPD, Councilmember John Lee, World Cup parking, car-nage, and more
Eyes on the Street: Traffic Calming Rain Gardens Nearly Completed in Glendale
Sweet new sidewalk rain gardens are components of Glendale's 1.5-mile-long La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project. Also coming soon: bike lanes, decorative crosswalks, and more.
Friday’s Headlines
ICE, large asphalt repair, Camino City Terrace, bikes on buses, LAPD, Beverly Hills, Glendale, Pasadena, Santa Monica, WeHo, and more
What’s So Awful About L.A. City’s Shift to “Large Asphalt Repair”
When the city claims projects are "large asphalt repair," understand that this is the city's way of blocking accessibility, walk, bike, and bus improvements
