Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Election 2013

Streetsblog Summer Series Continues Tomorrow. Interview with Nury Martinez at 2 pm

By Damien Newton | Jul 17, 2013 | 6 Comments

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. The primary for […]

Streetsblog Summer Series Interviews Cindy Montañez

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

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. […]

What does yesterday’s election mean for L.A. transportation issues?

By Ted Rogers | May 22, 2013 | 2 Comments

So what does it all mean? Former City Council President and outgoing CD13 Councilperson Eric Garcetti will be our new mayor for at least the next four years. Unlike the city council, where carefully carved districts and big money campaign donations mean even the most unloved council person can be almost impossible to turn out, […]

If you don’t vote, you’re the problem

By Ted Rogers | May 21, 2013 | 4 Comments

I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Last March, only 377,881 people bothered to cast a ballot in the Los Angeles primary election. That’s less than the 400,000 people LADOT estimated in the new bike plan rides a bike every month. Think about that. Only 21% of eligible voters actually voted last time around. […]

Your Streetsblog Voting Guide for Tomorrow’s Mayor’s Race

By Damien Newton | May 20, 2013 | 5 Comments

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 […]

Crenshaw Subway Coalition Report Card Rates Greuel Higher Than Garcetti

By Damien Newton | May 16, 2013 | 8 Comments

Eric Garcetti at the Empowerment Congress Forum on January 19 Earlier this morning, the Crenshaw Subway Coalition, the umbrella organization for South L.A. groups fighting for grade separated light rail from 48th to 59th Streets for the future Crenshaw Line, released grades for both leading candidates for Mayor of Los Angeles. Both candidates scored an […]

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