Kristopher Fortin

Streetsblog California contributor, covering news in Orange County.

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SGV Connect 67: Black Lives Matter Protests throughout SGV and Closed Streets in Whittier

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Jun 15, 2020 | No Comments

In this week's SGV Connect, Kris Fortin marches with protestors in cities throughout the San Gabriel Valley and brings us their voices direct from the rallies and marches. Kris also discusses his experience at the protests with his broadcast partner, Damien Newton, and how activism is changing in the San Gabriel Valley.

Protesters marching at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Pomona on June 7, 2020. More than 200 people came out for the afternoon march. Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog LA

San Gabriel Valley Residents Show Support for Black Lives Matter in Multi-city Demonstrations

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 10, 2020 | No Comments

Protests have taken place in West Covina, Whittier, Alhambra, Pasadena, Monrovia, Montebello, Pomona, El Monte, Walnut, and Sierra Madre.

Rendering of a portion of the San Jose Creek Regional Access project, a planned 2.5 mile Class I bike path and a 1.8-mile multi-use trail that would connect the San Jose Creek bike path that ends in Avocado Heights to the San Gabriel Valley River trail. Image: Los Angeles County Department of Public Works

County Public Works Hosts Virtual Community Meeting for San Jose Creek Regional Access Multi-Use Path

By Kristopher Fortin | May 22, 2020 | No Comments

The San Jose Creek Regional Access project will connect the San Jose Creek and San Gabriel Valley River paths, equestrian trails, and future Duck Farm River Park.

SGV Connect: L.A. County Parks Re-Openings and Long-Term Planning Across the Region

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | May 19, 2020 | No Comments

Podcast features interviews with Norma Garcia of L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation and Kome Ajise of the Southern California Association of Governments - SCAG.

Pasadena Nudges Drivers to Slow Down, Share Streets with Bicyclists and Pedestrians during COVID-19

By Kristopher Fortin | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

Pasadena's "three-tiered campaign is a reminder that roads are multi-modal and are meant to be safely shared by all” per Transportation Director Laura Cornejo.

SGV Connect 65: Water Plans and Beg Buttons

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | May 8, 2020 | No Comments

Kris spoke with Matt Frary, Acting Principal Engineer at Los Angeles County Public Works, about the County Water Plan. The board of supervisors decided at last week’s meeting to hire a consultant to develop the plan by 2021.

SGV Connect 63: SCAG Closes in on Final Passage of Connect SoCal and COVID19 Ravages Local Transit

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Apr 17, 2020 | No Comments

This week's SGV Connect focuses on how the Coronavirus is impacting planning and transit throughout not just San Gabriel Valley, but all of Southern California.

Coyote in California. Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

SGV Connect 62.2: Being Better SGV Coyote Stewards and Fill Out Your Census!

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

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 […]

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