Damien Newton
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SGV Connect 62.2: Being Better SGV Coyote Stewards and Fill Out Your Census!
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For anyone who lives in the SGV, and frankly throughout Los Angeles County, coyotes are a regular reality. Whether hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains or walking down Valley Boulevard, hearing a coyote’s yelp or spotting its thin frame crossing a street is common. But how we should interact with these wildlife neighbors isn’t always […]
Bridge Housing Project Opens at the Brentwood V.A. This Saturday
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The 50-bed project is for veterans experiencing homelessness
SGV Connect Census Day Special: Fill Out Your Census Form!
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Today's pod features Adriana Pinedo of Active SGV who is leading the advocacy group's efforts to get as many people counted in the San Gabriel Valley as possible.
SGV Connect 61: Nonprofit Leaders from ACT-LA, Investing in Place and LACBC Discuss COVID-19 Responses
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Our hosts talk to Laura Raymond of ACT-LA, Jessica Meaney of Investing in Place and Eli Kaufman of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.
SGV Connect 60.2 – Metro’s Response to COVID-19
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Metro is working to keep transit vehicles clean and service running on time. There has been no talk of discontinuing or modifying service, although things remain fluid.
SGV Connect 60.1 – Foothill Transit and the Coronavirus
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Foothill Transit has been taking extra precautions for weeks, with buses receiving more regular and aggressive cleanings and and drivers receiving masks and gloves to slow the virus' spread
Bonin Takes the Lead on Protecting Low-Income and Unhoused Angelenos During Crisis
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Councilmember Bonin is taking the lead using resources within his budgetary powers to provide washing stations for the unhoused throughout his district
SGV Connect 58: Foothill Gold Line Extension and Puente Creek Greenway Keep Moving Forward
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David Diaz and Albert Ho update us on the progress on two of our favorite projects
Climate Directive Update: Jefferson Loses Bike Lanes, Connection to Expo Bike Path
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Eight days into a “Decade of Action” on climate change, the state of Los Angeles’ bike infrastructure is actually worse than it was last week
Magnolia, Preemption, and Broadway Provide Early Tests for Mayor’s Climate Directive
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Fortunately, there have been several stories in the news just this week where Garcetti can show his commitment to fighting climate change in a more real way than signing an executive order.
LADOT Moves to Make Trains Move Faster on E Line, but Hasn’t Considered Signal Preemption
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LADOT is working on improving the run-times of the oft-delayed and slow-moving E Line trains
Garcetti Earns Headlines for Climate Directive, But He’s Running Out of Time to Lead
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“The science could not be clearer and the stakes could not be higher.... There is literally no time to waste."