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Avocado Heights Activists Hitch Horses, Take to Bikes for Toxic Tour
A concerned group of equestrians says any amount of heavy metals in the environment is too much for the San Gabriel Valley’s working class corridor
June 14, 2022
SGV Connect 94 – Accessible Bike Facilities and the Future Puente Hills Park
Damien talks with disability advocate Megan Lynch. Chris interviews Supervisor Hilda Solis.
June 6, 2022
Walk Against the Machine – Monterey Park Activists Oppose Traffic Lane Expansion
A plan to take away parking lanes on Monterey Park’s iconic Garvey Avenue hasn’t been getting very far. Could it be reshaped into a multi-modal project?
May 18, 2022
SGV Connect 93 – Bike Month with Senator Portantino and ActiveSGV
Chris Greenspon officially joins the podcast team and interviews Sen. Portantino while Damien checks in with Active SGV.
May 16, 2022
SGV Connect 92 : Meet Chris Greenspon
Damien sits down with the third co-host of SGV Connect, Chris Greenspon.
April 28, 2022
Caltrans Tenants Left Out as “710 Home” Sales Move Forward
"I have been living here my whole life," says Elizabeth Ortega, a Caltrans tenant for 22 years. "I think it would be just to allow us and other tenants to purchase our homes."
April 4, 2022
SGV Connect 91 – Damien and Kris, One Last Time
SBLA SGV reporter Kris Fortin is moving on to a full-time position with Santa Ana Active Streets
March 29, 2022
Part-Time Job Announcement! Streetsblog L.A. Looking for Journalist for SGV Coverage
Part-time position averaging roughly 10-15 hours per week, and the writer will be expected to produce roughly two original stories and co-host two podcasts every month
March 23, 2022
SGV Connect 90 – Changes to Garvey Ave in Monterey Park
Jennifer Tang and Edwin Sun give an update on the project and discuss some of the challenges advocating for a better project on Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park.
February 24, 2022
SGV Connect 89 – N. 710 Freeway Mobility Hub Study
Kris talked this week with Kome Ajise, Executive Director of Southern California Association of Governments, and Ryan Johnson, Associate Planner at Alta Planning + Design, about the N. 710 Freeway Mobility Hubs Plan
February 15, 2022