Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eric Garcetti

Officer Frank Hernández rains blows down on Richard Castillo while his partner stands by with her taser ready in Boyle Heights on April 27. Image captured from LAPD body cam footage.

How Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police

New solidarity sticker spotted on Metro bus - photo by Kenny Uong

Editorial: Metro’s Black Lives Matter Statement – Fixed It for You

By Joe Linton | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

Despite some worthwhile Metro fails to take ownership of what the agency has done, situates current ongoing wrongs in the past, and fails to commit to actionable changes

With little notice, Metro stranded riders on Saturday. Metro buses were instead used to transport detained protestors.

Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership

Full tweet : https://twitter.com/BLMLA/status/1267109410100273152

Garcetti’s LAPD Protest Statements Wildly Miss the Mark

By Damien Newton | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

Garcetti offers platitudes and magical thinking as protestors scream to defund the police

One of Oakland's 'Slow Streets,' at Shafter and 42nd. Photo: OakDOT

Advocates Call For Quick-Build Walk-Bike Streets During COVID-19

By Joe Linton | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments

Though cities all over are stepping up to make safe walk-bike streets under COVID-19, L.A. City has clearly not made it a priority

Last Tuesday's city council meeting was held in an empty chamber. Those hoping to make public comment were kept outside under a tent in the cold. They could see and hear the councilmembers, but the councilmembers could only hear them. [Screenshot of the live feed taken at some point during the eight hour marathon.]

As Council Heads to Chambers Today, a Plea that It Abandon the Do-No-Harm-to-Landlords Doctrine

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments

While arguing to limit the grace period tenants would have to pay back any missed rent to six months during the marathon city council session last Tuesday, March 17, Second District councilmember Paul Krekorian beseeched his colleagues to consider the Hippocratic Oath – the pledge physicians make to do no harm – and not enact […]

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