Eric Garcetti
Streetsblog LA
Garcetti Commits to Small Ideas, Big Festivals, and Regular CicLAvias
The election is still a year away and already the campaign promises are flying!
March 19, 2012
Garcetti, LaBonge Want Car Free Yucca Street
(Update: I got a little confused by the motion. It will shut down through traffic on Yucca Street in Hollywood, between Las Palmas Ave. and Whitley Ave. Cars are permitted, through traffic is blocked. Curbed found me out. - DN)
January 9, 2012
Mayor, Garcetti, and Englander Call for Exempting Auto Dealers from City’s Business Tax
Picture this. One day one of the most important political figures in the city stands in front of a major Downtown attraction and announces that train service to this attraction will be increased dramatically in the coming weeks. The next day, a major political figure, flanked by an up-and-coming political star and the City Council President, stands with the head of the local automotive dealer lobbying group and announces a political proposal to end business taxes for car dealerships.
November 8, 2011
LADOT Converts Former Meters Into Bike Racks in Hollywood (Updated 12:49)
(Update: We're getting word that these racks have also popped up on Flower Street and Ventura Boulevard. One person was so excited he wants to know where to send a "thank you" note to LADOT. If you're the first to send in a picture of meters in an area there's a Streetfilms T-Shirt in it for you. We'll post a composite series on Friday)
June 24, 2009