Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Stephen Box

Speaking at This Weekend’s So.CA.T.A Meeting: Stephen Box

By Dana Gabbard | May 12, 2011

Originally Stephen Villavaso of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition was scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Southern California Transit Advocates May 14th meeting, only to have a conflict force him to request to be rescheduled to our June meeting. As I scrambled to seek a replacement Nick Matonak who handles the Facebook […]

City Election Preview: LaBonge vs. Box in CD4

By Carter Rubin | Feb 4, 2011 | 9 Comments

For those in the livable streets advocacy community, no city council race has taken on more significance than this one. Here, LA Streetsblog presents a rundown of the two candidates and the livable streets issues at the heart of the race, so that you can make an informed decision. The Incumbent: Tom LaBonge is an […]

Fight Brewing Between Council and Mayor Over Street Furniture Funds

By Damien Newton | Mar 9, 2010 | 5 Comments

Happier times: Villaraigosa and Cardenas. Photo: Experience L.A./Flickr With all the bleak news about the City of Los Angeles’ budget woes, and the ridiculously poor state of the same city’s Transit Oriented Development program; the last thing one might expect to hear out of city hall is a fight over how the city spends its […]

Penetrating the Myth of L.A.’s Safety

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2010 | 6 Comments

At City Watch and his personal blog Soap Box, Stephen Box punched an SUV sized hole in the Mayor and Police Chief Charlie Beck’s claim that the City of Los Angeles has become the “second safest big city in America, after New York.” Box’s contention is that because the city assumes that most traffic crashes […]

Why the Festival of Rights Matters

By Damien Newton | Dec 22, 2009 | 12 Comments

Cyclists gather at the Festival of Lights for this year’s Festival of Rights protest ride. Photo: Soap Box Some see it as a niche ride for activists. Some see it as Stephen Box’s attempt to get on television and continue his feud with Councilman Tom LaBonge. Still others as a ride that engenders mire bad […]

Streets Notes for the Upcoming Bike Plan Meetings

By Damien Newton | Oct 20, 2009 | 5 Comments

I’ll be going to the Westside Meeting. If anyone wants to write about the other ones, let me know. Starting on Thursday, the City of Los Angeles will hold the first of five "official" public meetings on the Draft Bike Plan that was released for public viewing after some draft maps were released earlier this […]

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