“Accidents”
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S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
While curbing the power of the I-got-mine-so-go-away-peasant crowd to veto growth is indeed a most urgent imperative, the fact that the zoning changes are tied to transit lines means that, here in Los Angeles, it is disproportionately lower-income communities of color that will be affected by the bill.
March 23, 2018
Milton Olin’s Killer Escapes Charges. A Broken System Cries for Change.
Last night, Brenda Gazaar broke the story in the Daily News that the District Attorney will not be pressing charges against Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Wood, who struck and killed Milt Olin from behind with his car while Olin was riding his bicycle in the bike lane. Olin, a former Napster executive and lawyer, was riding legally and safely in the bicycle lane on the 22400 block of Mulholland Highway in Calabasas.
August 28, 2014
Jerry Browned, Doored, and Jerry Browned Again…Rough Afternoon on Pico Blvd.
It happens to all of us, even Streetsblog writers. Two years ago, Kris was doored on his way to a story. Sahra's written about how too many people don't report crashes, and she's had some close calls of her own.
February 6, 2014
Seriously, When Is Someone Going to Take Away This Kid’s Car Keys
For the second time in 2014, the world sat witness to Justin Bieber's private meltdown. After two years of excusing and applauding his wreckless driving history, the long arm of the law caught up with Bieber after he egged a rich guy's house and one of his friends was busted for carrying his drugs.
January 23, 2014
There’s Still Plenty of Questions About the “Eric Garcetti Crash”
The LAPD, Mayor's Office and to some extent the media are downplaying the significance of yesterday's afternoon car crash in Downtown Los Angeles involving the Mayor's SUV. Driven by an LAPD officer, the vehicle was driven into a pedestrian inside of a crosswalk causing her hospitalization. The the officer and his passengers were traveling east on 2nd Street towards City Hall when the crash occurred at Spring Street.
January 15, 2014
Garcetti a Passenger in LAPD SUV That Struck and Injured Pedestrian
An LAPD squad car carrying Mayor Eric Garcetti struck and injured a pedestrian at 12:20 pm today near Second and Spring Streets. The woman was taken to the hospital by Fire Department. Neither LAFD nor the Mayor's Office would comment further on her condition.
January 14, 2014
The Dodgers Are Failing the Yasiel Puig Test
On Saturday, December 29th, at 9:30 am, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested for reckless driving in Greater Miami after being caught driving 110 miles per hour. Puig's mother and sister were also in the car. This was the second time Puig was caught going over forty miles over the speed limit. In April, Tennessee police clocked him driving 97 miles per hour in a 50 m.p.h. zone.
January 2, 2014
LASD Sheriff Strikes and Kills Cyclist in Bike Lane with Police Cruiser
Milton Olin Jr., former chief operating officer of music-sharing site Napster and Hollywood Attorney, died Sunday when his bicycle was struck by a Sheriff's Deputy's patrol car at the 22000 block of Mulholland Highway. LASD confirms that Olin was in the bicycle lane at the time of the collision.
December 9, 2013
The Teachable Moment Everyone Is Ignoring
By all accounts, Paul Walker was a great person.
December 3, 2013
What To Do After an Accident When the Police Fail to Respond?
(Farid Yaghoubtil is an attorney with the Downtown L.A. Law Group. Following last week's story on the LAPD's failure to cite a driver in a crash involving a cyclist, Yaghoubtil asked if he could write a piece on what cyclists can do to get the best legal results after a crash...not that it would have helped in last week's incident. - DN)
September 4, 2013