A Tour Along Historic Central Ave. is a Good Reminder that People are the Essence of Spaces
When I saw the older African-American gentleman standing next to the Dunbar (located in Central Avenue's historic jazz corridor) Sunday morning, holding a mug and observing us as we rode up alongside it, I gave him a big smile and a nod.
October 29, 2013
Filed Under: Sort of Good News for Boyle Heights
Haven't had a chance to get that pesky blood test done yet to see if you've got lead coursing through your veins courtesy of the Exide battery recycling plant in time to meet the Oct. 31st deadline?
October 24, 2013
Advocates Push for a More Livable “Death Bridge”: The Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Saga Continues
"Who wants to ride up the death bridge?" asked Matthew Mooney, livable streets advocate and creator of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's Comprehensive Mobility Project subcommittee, as we left the meeting on the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Redesign in Atwater Village last night.
October 23, 2013
The Leimert Station, While Welcome, Brings Uncertainty to The World Stage
I looked at my watch and groaned inwardly.
October 18, 2013
Slow to Clean Up its Own Mess, Exide Demands Boyle Heights Residents Hurry Up and Submit Personal Injury Claims by Oct. 31st
In mid-September, they won court approval to pay out $16 million in bonuses to ensure that they would be able to carry out their restructuring plan. The settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency also required that they continue to comply with any cleanup work consent decrees, cleanup work orders, and contamination discovery and cleanup during their restructuring process.
October 17, 2013
Filed Under: Why Can’t We Have Nice Things?
A few days ago a sad message popped in my inbox.
October 16, 2013
Hit-and-Run Victims and Surviving Family Members Face Drunk Driver at Her Arraignment
This past Wednesday, friends and family of Andy Garcia, killed in a brutal hit-and-run last month, came face to face with the woman that had upended their lives.
October 11, 2013
Man Dies Along the Blue Line; Safety Improvements Are Planned for Next Year
On Friday, September 27th, shortly after 6 p.m., 37 year-old Zenon Vazquez opened the gate and stepped in front of the Blue Line train at Vernon.
October 9, 2013
Why Are There CicLAvias I Never Walk Along but Large and Melodious Thoughts Descend upon Me?*
"Wow! That's a lot of bike people!" exclaimed a security guard at a plaza in Little Tokyo.
October 7, 2013
A Friday Shout-Out to Our Readers Who Make My Job So Rewarding
So, this might be kind of an odd and non-newsy post, but I wanted to take a second to thank our readers for allowing us, and particularly me, to do the kinds of reporting we do here.
October 4, 2013