Traffic Enforcement
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Did City Admit Culpability in Boardwalk Hit and Run by Calling for Traffic Bollards?
For the most part, Council Member Mike Bonin and the City of Los Angeles have received high marks for their response to Saturday evening's vehicular attack on the Venice Boardwalk. However, following Tuesday's vote to install temporary bollards to physically block vehicular access to the Boardwalk, a rumble began that the city may have erred.
August 8, 2013
If You Expect Justice to Be Served on LAPD Sgt. Yanez, Prepare to Be Disappointed
(Author's note: there is some editorializing in this story. The opinions are mine. Unless Bell is quoted saying something, don't put my words in his mouth. - DN)
July 15, 2013
Gardena PD Ticket, Harass United Riders of South Los Angeles for Taking Lane while the Case of the Hit-and-Run Victim They Were Honoring Remains Unsolved
The United Riders of South Los Angeles had just left the memorial site for Benjamin Torres, killed last October in Gardena in a hit-and-run, when they were pulled over by the Gardena Police Department.
July 12, 2013
What Will It Take Before Someone Takes Away Justin Bieber’s Toys?
Yes, the guy was in the street. Yes, he'll be fine. Yes, this is definitely a hit and run, no matter what the local police say.
June 18, 2013
Fatal Tow Truck Driver Had History of Unsafe Driving, Lacked Permits
By now, you've doubtless heard the sad story of Olivia Gamboa. The 47 year old Metro bus driver was killed yesterday in a horrific crash that involved an out-of-control tow truck and a 7-11. You can read all of the details of the crash in our headlines round up. It kind of makes me ill to write about it.
June 13, 2013
Featured Headline: Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Not About Immigration
I don't think I've ever taken a tongue lashing in the comments section for any article or opinion piece as I did when I wrote in December of 2011 that it was past time for the State of California to license undocumented immigrants. The piece also supported LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's position that cars shouldn't be taken from undocumented drivers because they don't have a license, if the state makes it impossible for these immigrants to obtain them in the first place.
June 3, 2013
Victim of Hit and Run, Where Louis Deliz is 3 Years Later
In late 2009, Louis Deliz became the victim of the ever growing hit and run epidemic in Los Angeles. Louis spent eleven days in the I.C.U. and was kept alive by machines as he was out in a chemically induced coma for approximately 8 days, living at the hospital for a total of 49 days.
March 29, 2013