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By Joe Linton | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

The Source Previews Today’s 10am Metro Board Meeting L.A. Considers Reinstating Moratorium On Sidewalk Vendor Ticketing (LAT) Police Commission Rules Fatal Shooting Of Daniel Hernandez Bravo Justified (LAT) Activists Face LAPD, Delay Sweep Of Unhoused People In Echo Park (LAist, LAT, Daily News) …LAT Editorial: If L.A. Wants Unhoused People Out Of Echo Park, Then Give […]

The February 9 encounter near Manchester and Figueroa began with officers telling Travis Elster he was illegally parked in a private parking lot, but the placement of the officer's hand inside the vehicle was one of several forms of escalation. Elster ultimately fled the scene and was shot at eight times by LAPD officer Carlos Tovar. Screenshot from the critical incident video released by LAPD.

Officer Fires 8 Wildly Out-of-Policy Shots at Man Fleeing Pretextual Stop; Evolving LAPD Statements Attempt to Pin Blame on Driver

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 17, 2021 | No Comments

LAPD is accusing 30yo Travis Elster of assault with a deadly weapon to justify the shooting.

Metro is relaunching its community engagement process around Segment B of the Rail-to-River project and seeks input on stakeholders' preferred routes. The Randolph St. route through Huntington Park is not wide enough to support both the WSAB line and the bike/walk path. The yellow indicates the larger study area Metro is surveying for potential alternative routes. Source: Metro

Metro Relaunches Rail-to-River Community Engagement Process to Choose New Southeast Cities Route

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 10, 2021 | No Comments

The planned WSAB rail line won't leave enough room for a bike/walk path on Randolph, forcing Metro to seek an alternative route

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By Joe Linton | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

CA COVID Deaths Surpass 20,000 (LAT) …LA COVID Hospitalizations Spiking (LAT, Daily News) DA Gascon Sworn In, Begins Sweeping Reform (LAist) Mayors To Fill AQMD Seat This Week (LAT) Alexandria Contreras Hosting ‘No More Lanes’ Anti-Freeway Widening Event Saturday (@alexfordowney Twitter) Video Of Test Train On Under Construction Crenshaw/LAX Line (Metro YouTube) Former Councilmember José […]

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Hospitals Brace For Holiday COVID Surge (LAT) …L.A. Suspends In-Person Dining (Daily News, LAT) Judge Rules Sheriff Cannot Ignore Watchdog Subpoena (LAT) Bonin What’s Next, Los Angeles? Podcast Interview On Reinventing Public Safety Bridge Housing Shelters Many, But Most Return To Streets (LAT) …L.A. Podcast Interviews LAT Reporters On Bridge Housing Mayor Garcetti Photographed Alongside Rick Jacobs […]

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