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Recall Bonin? Critics Submit Signatures That Could Force Recall Weeks Before Regular Election
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The City Clerk estimates the recall election, if the signatures are verified, would occur in May. The date of the city's primary election, which includes Mike Bonin's re-election campaign, is June 7, 2022.
SGV Connect 87 : A New Cartography of Greater El Monte
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Kris interviews Romeo Guzman with the South El Monte Art Posse
Pasadena Canceling Grade Separation Gives Metro Another Chance to Do Right with 710 Funding
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With Pasadena seeking to moving funding around, what projects Metro chooses to fund will be an early test of whether or not culture change is taking root
SGV Connect #86 : Alhambra Councilmember Sasha Renée Pérez
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Sasha Renée Pérez will be honored on Thursday evening as ActiveSGV's elected official of the year for 2021.
SGV Connect 85 – Foothill Transit Forward
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This week's SGV Connect features an interview with Felicia Friesema with Foothill Transit.
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Allowing Cities Greater Control of Speed Limits and Bus Lane/Stop Enforcement
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But he also vetoes legislation legalizing "Idaho Stops" and banning "jaywalking" laws.
Pacific Sunset Bridge Housing Serves Those Who Need It Most
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Venice's Pacific Sunset has become a focal point in the regional debate over homelessness.
SGV Connect 84 – El Monte Mutual Aid and Pop Up Lanes in Alhambra
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Welcome back to the SGV Connect podcast, this week Damien talks with Active SGV about a pop-up bike lane in Alhambra, but first Kris checks in with some of the leaders of a mutual aid organization in El Monte.
L.A. City Council Takes Aim at Proposed Law to Preserve Virtual/Telephone Public Comment
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The L.A. City Council voted to oppose A.B. 339, legislation introduced by Assemblymember Alex Lee, that would require large cities and counties to continue to allow virtual and telephone public comment
Newsom Signs S.B. 51, Durazo’s Legislation that Changes Law on Caltrans Tenant Property Sales
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S.B. 51 changes a four-decades-old law that governs how Caltrans-owned residential properties along the canceled 710 freeway corridor will be sold
SGV Connect 83: Damien Interviews Kris Fortin
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At Streetsblog, Fortin has covered Boyle Heights, Orange County, and now, the San Gabriel Valley.