Damien Newton

The City of West Hollywood is known for being a unique place in America. Founded in 1984 out of land that was then unincorporated Los Angeles County, West Hollywood was literally built to be a city known for its compassion. It is widely considered one of the most prominent “gay villages” in the United States, and presents itself as a place where people can be themselves even if they’ve been spurned by friends, families, churches, or workplaces somewhere else. While many people associate that compassion as support for people shunned by family and communities because of their sexual identity, it extends to people experiencing homelessness.

Santa Monica city staff released recommendations for granting four exclusive shared mobility device permits. Neither Bird nor Lime were selected.

New podcast episode explores Foothill Transit's planned double-decker electric buses and funding for SGV parks and open space.

SBLA will be publishing articles and series that examine some of the policy changes and projects that could help our region better deal with the homelessness crisis.

It's finally over.

Garcetti Takes the Bus on Van Nuys Blvd (Daily News) NRDC Applauds Los Angeles Plans for Expo Development (Expert Blog) County Has Big Plans for Area Around Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Including Development, Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Plaza (Daily Breeze) Biking in L.A. Wants a Group Ride with LeBron…to His First Home Game Calendar Extra: THE SOUL OF … Continued

Last month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion instructing "the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to develop recommendations for:  An effective mandatory or voluntary bicycle registration program, including outreach to retailers, schools, bicycle organizations, etc., to make registration readily available and to encourage people to record bicycle serial numbers."

For more state headlines, visit Streetsblog California. For more national headlines, visit Streetsblog USA.

Skid row ride, Union Station Train Fest, South El Monte ride and more.

Anonymous residents of Beverly Hills have organized under the banner of "Friends of Beverly Hills High School" to launch a new web campaign against the Metro Purple Line Extension under the banner of "Stop the Purple Threat."