Election 2013

(Matt Tinoco's been interning with us this summer, mostly producing and booking the Streetsblog Summer Series of broadcasts on our YouTube channel, SoCalStreets Tube. We're also sharing him with LAist, where he's been writing a series on "Metro Adventures." Matt is attending USC, and has a bright future. We're happy to have his help this summer. - DN)

Just a reminder that we will be broadcasting an interview with CD6 City Council Candidate Nury Martinez live on our YouTube Channel, SoCal StreetsTube, today at 2 pm. The broadcast will be archived there and reposted on Streetsblog LITE.

Tomorrow at 2 pm, the Streetsblog Summer Series continues with an exclusive interview with CD 6 City Council candidate Nury Martinez that we will broadcast live on our YouTube page, SoCal StreetsTube. After Council Member Tony Cardenas was elected to Congress, a vacancy appeared in his old Council District. The election will be held next week.

Tomorrow at 11 am, the Streetsblog Summer Series continues with an exclusive interview with CD 6 City Council candidate Cindy Montañez that we will broadcast live on our YouTube page, SoCal StreetsTube. After Council Member Tony Cardenas was elected to Congress, a vacancy appeared in his old Council District. The election will be held next week.

So what does it all mean?

I'm going to keep this short and sweet.

The 2013 Mayoral Election ends tomorrow. We've been covering the election for almost a year and a half. As Laura Nelson's piece in the Los Angeles Times today shows, one has to look closely to find the differences between Council Member Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel on transportation and Livable Streets issues. Both support completing Bike Plan projects, but neither would commit to a specific one. Both support speeding up Measure R transit projects, but neither offer a new idea beyond 30/10 and Measure J II. Both want more CicLAvias. Neither want to double-deck the 405.