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In a screengrab from the body cam footage released by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, rapper Feezy Lebron is taunted by deputy Justin Sabatine as he is put in the back of a patrol vehicle. Sabatine had threatened to blow a hole in Feezy's chest just two minutes earlier. Upper right corner: Feezy at the press conference announcing the $10M tort filing.

Anything but Routine: Deputy’s Traffic Stop Power Trip on Rapper Sheds Light on Department Culture, Leaves Trauma, Upheaval in its Wake

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

Feezy Lebron filed a $10M Civil Rights Tort Claim on Jan. 18, but he and his family fear retribution

Metro 605/South Street project (yellow) - base via Google Maps

Metro Plans to Start Construction This Year on 605 Freeway Widening in Cerritos

By Joe Linton | Feb 2, 2023 | No Comments

Metro says the 605/South Street project is multimodal, but fails to add any multimodal features

CicLAvia returns to the West San Fernando Valley on February 26. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Lots of 2023 Open Streets Events Coming Up: CicLAvia, 626 Golden Streets, and More

By Joe Linton | Jan 30, 2023 | No Comments

626 Golden Streets returns April 16. CicLAvia hosts 8 events in 2023, starting February 16 in the West San Fernando Valley.

Metro, Caltrans, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments are widening the 57/60 interchange. 2021 photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Board Approves $294 Million to Widen 57/60 Freeways Confluence

By Joe Linton | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

The final phase of 57/60 Freeway construction is anticipated to get underway this Spring, with the widened freeway expected to open around 2026-2028

L.A. spot widening via Google Street View

L.A. Public Works Committee Approves Motion to End Automatic Road Widening

By Joe Linton | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

The Raman-Bonin-Blumenfield motion would "eliminate spot road widenings" instead prioritizing the "pedestrian experience" and "pedestrian safety and visibility" by minimizing crossing distance at intersections

Driver zooming through space that LADOT had previously blocked off on Silver Lake Boulevard at Temple Street. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Drivers Dismantle Modest Plastic-Bollard Vision Zero Improvements at Silver Lake and Temple

By Joe Linton | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

If L.A. is to move toward Vision Zero, the least the city can do is maintain the safety improvements already installed

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