Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Election 2012

“Brown Doggle?” Efforts to Use HSR as Cudgel Against CA Dems. Fizzle

By Damien Newton | Nov 8, 2012 | 9 Comments

“The Browndoggle.” Opponents of Governor Jerry Brown and the California Democratic Party have been slamming the California High Speed Rail Authority for years. The political strategy seemed to be working. Four years after voters approved a tax increase to fund a segment of what was promised to be a high speed train connecting Sacramento to […]

By Foot, Pedal, or Car, Boyle Heights Voters Arrive At Polls

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 7, 2012 | 1 Comment

As the second wave of voters rushed to the polls last night at rush hour in Boyle Heights, voters arrived not just by car, also on foot, and some by bicycle. There was no clear reason that made people come out by any particular mode. Ruby Gonzalez, 26, said that though she only lives three […]

Measure J’s “Rejection” Was NOT an Anti-Transit Vote

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2012 | 60 Comments

Maybe a two-thirds local threshold is just too high a bar to cross, maybe the No on J Campaign did its job too well, maybe voter turnout for the top of the ticket was too low. Whatever the reason, Measure J received “only” 64.7% of the vote last night, a full 1.95% short of the […]

SLIDESHOW: Canvassers Get Out the Vote, One Block at a Time

By Kristopher Fortin | Nov 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

Updated: 1:34 p.m, 11/06/2012 (Full Disclouse: Evelyn Leon and Erick Huerta are canvassers for Inner City Struggle’s “Yes on 30” and “No on 32” campaign for today’s election. L.A. Streetsblog does not endorse either measure. Rather, I joined the canvassers to see what they experience in trying to get out their message, and how the public responds to […]

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Which Mitt Would Shape U.S. Transpo Policy: The Governor or the Candidate?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 5, 2012 | No Comments

Tomorrow, Americans will decide who will be President of the United States for the next four years. On Friday, we took a look at the last four years of White House transportation policy under President Barack Obama. Today we review the record and the platform of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Streetsblog does not endorse candidates. […]

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What Has President Obama Done to Improve American Transportation Policy?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 5, 2012 | No Comments

With the election just days away, it’s a good time to reflect on what the Obama administration has done with transportation policy – and what a Romney administration might have in store. Streetsblog does not endorse candidates. This is an overview of their respective records and a look back at what we know of these […]

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