Culver City: Public Meeting on Fracking
June 12 and 13: Learn more about State Regulations and Fracking. Does the word “fracking” give you the heebie jeebies? It should, given that there no regulation in place that protects us from any potential harmful effects of the practice. The more I learned about the practice in the Baldwin Hills (see here and here), the more disturbed I became. Get involved in holding corporations accountable for the drilling practices in the Baldwin Hills area by attending one of the upcoming workshops and helping shape future regulation. The Department and the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) will be on hand to listen to concerns and take recommendations. The workshops will be held Tuesday, June 12, 7:00 pm: City Council Chambers, 9770 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 and Wednesday, June 13, 7:00 pm: Cal State University Long Beach – Student Union Building, 1212 N. Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90815
June 11, 2012
South L.A. Happenings: Expanding CicLAvia, Raising Chickens, Riding for Solidarity, Health, and Fun, and Fighting Fracking
As always, there is much happening in the streets of South L.A. this weekend.
June 8, 2012
Metro Diary: Getting Harassed by THAT Guy
AS A FEMALE WHO tends to move unaccompanied through the city by bike or on foot, I get harassed.
June 7, 2012
Saving the World, One Garden at a Time
If you want to save the world, what's the best way to go about it?
June 5, 2012
A Day in the Life of A Safety Ambassador on the Expo Line
"Ooh -- careful!" I gestured to James McDuffie, a safety ambassador for the Expo Line, as a bicyclist came riding up quickly behind him on the sidewalk.
May 31, 2012
South L.A.-ify Your Weekend
If you're looking for things to do this Memorial Day Weekend that do not involve driving, you're in luck.
May 25, 2012
We Want Dancing Stop Signs: My Daily Moment of Zen
Last Friday, Safe Moves, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating children on traffic safety, held a Bike-to-School-Day event at New Designs Charter School (at 23rd St. and Figueroa Ave.) to close out Metro's Bike Week.
May 22, 2012
Critical Minimum with the East Side Riders: From Watts to Long Beach on a Friday Night
"You are friends with them?"
May 21, 2012
Area Cyclist Attempts to Enjoy Metro’s Bike Week, Fails Miserably
For reasons unbeknownst to me, I had a hard time figuring out what time the South L.A. Bike Week Pit Stops would be up and running today. I took a gander at the pit stop map and promptly devised a route in my head so I could hit all of the South L.A. stops.
May 17, 2012
Observations from Yesterday’s Gun Buyback and a Conversation with a Street Vendor of Bikes
THIS PAST FINE AND SUNNY Saturday, I headed to South L.A. to see how the Anonymous Gun Buyback was going. In an effort to get firearms off the streets, the city had set up six sites around town where people could drop off their weapons -- no questions asked -- in return for gift cards. You could get up to $100 for handguns, shotguns, and rifles, and up to $200 for assault weapons.
May 14, 2012