Election 2013
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L.A. City Already Looking At How To Carve Up $4B Local Return
Metro has not yet decided whether to have a Measure R2 sales tax on the November ballot; that will come next month. The voting public has not yet passed the measure by two-thirds; that would hopefully come in November. But the L.A. City Council is already trying to decide how to spend their chunk of the future funds.
May 26, 2016
Garcetti, City Leaders, Promise Hundreds of Repaired Streets Every Year
Flanked by elected and appointed city officials, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a handful of initiatives and reforms that would increase city revenue for road repaving by nearly $50 million a year at the "under reconstruction" corner of National and Barrington Boulevards in West Los Angeles.
November 12, 2014
If A Tree Falls In A #RoadBond, Do Editorial Writers Hear?
Today's Los Angeles Times has two editorials that don't quite go together.
April 2, 2014
Livability Advocates Dominate #RoadBond Hearing, Press Ignores
On Wednesday, the City Council Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee ordered city staff to study funding options for a bond proposal to fix city streets.
August 9, 2013
A Livable Streets Look at Tomorrow’s Council Election in CD6 (with video)
(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)
July 22, 2013
Reminder, We Are Live at 2 with Nury Martinez, Candidate for CD 6 City Council
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.
July 18, 2013
Streetsblog Summer Series Continues Tomorrow. Interview with Nury Martinez at 2 pm
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.
July 17, 2013
Streetsblog Summer Series Interviews Cindy Montañez
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.
July 15, 2013
What does yesterday’s election mean for L.A. transportation issues?
So what does it all mean?
May 22, 2013