John Lee
Streetsblog LA
L.A. Council Committee Approves Step toward Eliminating Parking Requirements
Off-street parking at new developments is not going away. If the city doesn't require parking, developers will still build parking.
August 27, 2025
Eyes on the Street: Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project Completed
Reseda Boulevard now features the longest continuous protected bike lanes in Southern California: 3.9 miles long
June 26, 2024
Eyes on the Street: Reseda Blvd’s Under Construction Complete Streets Upgrades
The Reseda Boulevard Complete Streets Project includes three miles of continuous protected bike lanes - plus new ADA ramps, sidewalks, bus islands, lighting, trees, bioswales, left turn signals, and more
July 22, 2022
As Council Heads to Chambers Today, a Plea that It Abandon the Do-No-Harm-to-Landlords Doctrine
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 policies that could have far-reaching negative consequences... for landlords.
March 27, 2020
Councilmember Englander Corruption Indictment Could Derail Councilmember Lee
The indictment alleges "pay-to-play schemes" Englander engaged in from his seat on the City Council's powerful Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee
March 10, 2020
Lee Motion Could Undo Reseda Blvd Protected Bike Lanes
L.A. City Councilmember John Lee's motion seeks an LADOT evaluation of the Reseda Boulevard lanes, with the possibility of "return[ing] to the original street design"
December 4, 2019
