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How Many Things Are Wrong With L.A.’s Latest Traffic Safety Billboards?
At a press event yesterday, the L.A. Police Department and Clear Channel revealed a series of billboard images aimed to, according to their press release, "prevent distracted driving and reduce the number of hit-and-run accidents in the Los Angeles area."
October 29, 2015
Man is Shot and Killed by the Officers He Called to Help Search for Stolen Bike. Is it a Livable Streets Issue?
Several months ago, I asked that a link to a story on the beating of Clinton Alford by LAPD officers be included in our daily headlines.
July 17, 2015
Transportation Committee Questions LAPD’s 8,000+ Annual Ped Tickets
This afternoon the Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee discussed a motion questioning the effectiveness of LAPD's "jaywalking" enforcement. The pedestrian enforcement motion, 15-0546, was authored by City Councilmember Mike Bonin, who chairs the committee.
June 24, 2015
Interview with Luke Klipp of Jaydancing
For as long as I can remember, Streetsblog Los Angeles has been lamenting the L.A. Police Department's targeted ticketing of pedestrians. LAPD "jaywalking" enforcement occurs mostly in downtown Los Angeles, but also outside various central Los Angeles Metro rail stations. I am excited that Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Jose Huizar recently introduced a motion to begin to examine these stings, but it looks like the archaic walking law will probably need to changed at the state level.
June 16, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Law Enforcement Takes the Lane
Usually when I'm writing about the questionable behavior of law enforcement, I'm looking at how racial profiling and the harassment of people of color can negatively impact those folks' mobility.
May 29, 2015
LA City Council Gets Tough on Hit-and-Run Crimes: New Rewards and Alerts
Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve two new city programs that aim to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch Englander, hit-and-run crashes killed 27 people in Los Angeles in 2014, and 80 percent of recent hit-and-run crimes remain unsolved.
February 10, 2015
Are You Supposed to Be Here?: Officer Harasses Black Cyclists During MLK Day Parade
"Are you supposed to be in the parade?"
January 20, 2015
Days of Dialogue Opens Conversation on Police-Community Relations in South L.A., Gets an Earful
Dialogue was great, said a young man from Youth Justice Coalition as we left the Days of Dialogue on Police-Community Relations in the Aftermath of Ezell Ford and Michael Brown event held at Dr. Maya Angelou High School in South L.A. last night, but what he cared about was action.
October 31, 2014