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Metro Diary: Three Trains, a Tourist, Some Eager-Beaver Sheriffs, and a Former Foster Child…All in the Space of an Hour
Whenever I travel in and out of LAX, I do my best to Metro my way there.
February 20, 2013
LASD Continues Campaign of Intimidation Against Metro Customers
Earlier this week, a Streetsblog reader, let's call him Anthony, sent the email at the bottom of this post and the picture above. To wit, Anthony noticed "at least 8" sheriffs at fare gates checking TAP Cards as well as a k9 unit. When he stopped to take pictures, he was harassed by another member of the LASD, and then threatened with basically false arrest.
February 15, 2013
At Pro Walk Pro Bike, Activsts and Police Officers Talk About Working Together
On Tuesday, I was honored to be featured on a panel at the Pro Walk Pro Bike Conference entitled, "Crash Reduction through Advocacy, Enforcement, and Support Programs." In addition to myself, I was joined by Peter Flucke and Rebecca Resman. Since we know most Streetsblog readers don't get to go to conferences such as Pro Walk Pro Bike, Flucke, Resman and I thought we would do our best to bring our small part of this conference to you.
September 13, 2012
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Metro’s Bloody Mouth
The cover story for this week's Pasadena Magazine, "One Day on the Gold Line" tells the story of a middle-aged Jewish mother who was assaulted on a Gold Line train, thrown off the train, smashed into the concrete on the platform chipping her tooth and breaking her nose. When an Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Deputy arrives on the scene, he berates the woman and places her under arrest.
September 5, 2012
Commentary: Does “Locking the Gates” and All the Associated Costs Even Make Fiscal Sense?
(Dana Gabbard is a Board Member of the Southern California Transit Advocates and an occasional contributor to Streetsblog. When he opines, he does so on behalf of himself as a long-standing transit watcher. Gabbard has written about the fare gate issue several times since Metro first proposed putting up gates in 2008.)
May 29, 2012
Accountability? Metro Denies Access to Video of Potential Sheriff Mis-Conduct
12.04.25 Newton Response Letter
May 1, 2012
Who Watches the Watchers? Documenting a Public Records Oddyssey
Our response to this denial of public information from Metro:
February 23, 2012
Update on Case of Sheriff Punching Woman in Face on Metro Bus: Metro Refuses Public Records Request
12.02.06 Newton Response Letter (2)
February 9, 2012
Friday Poll Day: Guess the Sheriff’s Punnishment
The day after video surfaced of an L.A. County Sheriff punching a woman in the face while his partner restrained her on a Metro Bus, the story had been told around the world. Strong arm of the law: Video shows shocking moment cop punches woman, screamed the headline of the Daily Mail in England. LA County Sheriff's Deputy Elbows Woman in the Face [SHOCKING VIDEO] exclaimes the headline at the International Business Journal's Website.
January 13, 2012