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Assembly Passes Two “Buy Here Pay Here” Reform Bills
There are few side-effects of America's Car Culture as ugly as the proliferation of Buy Here Pay Here car dealerships. These businesses serve as both car dealership and lender, preying on people of lesser means or bad credit with a (real or perceived) need to have access to a car. The dealerships make their profits by inflating the value of cars, charing high interest rates
May 30, 2012
Support the Howard Krepack Fund to Fight ALS, Either Online or at the River Ride
Howard Krepack may not be a household name in many parts of the bike community, but there are few people who have left as large a footprint in the steadily growing movement. A successful trial attorney who specializes in personal injury cases, Krepack has made his law firm, Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton and Goldstein, LLP, one of the largest private supporters of bicycle advocacy. (full disclosure: Including L.A. Streetsblog)
May 29, 2012
CA Senate Passes 3-Foot Passing Bill. Will Gov Brown Sign It This Time?
The three-foot passing bill for bicyclists sailed through the California Senate today, reports the California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) on Twitter:
May 25, 2012
South L.A.-ify Your Weekend
If you're looking for things to do this Memorial Day Weekend that do not involve driving, you're in luck.
May 25, 2012
We Want Dancing Stop Signs: My Daily Moment of Zen
Last Friday, Safe Moves, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating children on traffic safety, held a Bike-to-School-Day event at New Designs Charter School (at 23rd St. and Figueroa Ave.) to close out Metro's Bike Week.
May 22, 2012
Critical Minimum with the East Side Riders: From Watts to Long Beach on a Friday Night
"You are friends with them?"
May 21, 2012
Your Coverage of Bike to Work Day
[View the story "Your Coverage of Bike to Work Day" on Storify]
May 18, 2012
Bike to Work Open Thread and Bike From Work Update
Tomorrow morning we'll use Storify to capture the best public media from today's Bike to Work Day festivities. If you have videos or pictures you want us to include, or any comments on the best and worst pit stops, please leave them in the comments section and we'll be sure to include them. You can find a map with all the pit stops, right here.
May 17, 2012
How Baton Rouge Brought Its Transit System Back From the Brink
It's funny how often public transit referendums bring out the the best in local communities. The case of Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a perfect example: Voters recently decided to essentially double investment in public transit -- rescuing their transit agency from a long slide into irrelevance.
May 16, 2012
Clock’s Ticking…Make Your Plans for Tomorrow’s Streetsblog Fundraiser at Eco-Village Today
Tomorrow is the big day at Los Angeles Eco-Village (116 Bimini Place). Streetsblog is proud that the Eco-Village, the birth place of modern bicycle advocacy in Los Angeles, is hosting our annual spring fundraiser again this year. Doors open at 6:00 P.M. and the cost is $30 on a sliding scale to attend. Because our event kicks off Mother's Day weekend, all mother's who arrive with their child (or grandchild) are invited to attend at half cost. You can get all the details for the event, here.
May 10, 2012