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Metro celebrates new transit-oriented affordable housing in East Hollywood.

Today Santa Monica became the first California city to debut automated camera enforcement of bike lanes. Never block a bike lane or bus lane!

Live in the San Gabriel Valley? You could be eligible for a $2000 e-bike voucher.

Facing a budget shortfall and locomotive maintenance issues, Metrolink cut service. Advocates are pushing to fund Metrolink to maintain and expand service.

New SGV Connect podcast on El Monte school greening and Covina City Council election.

As always, heaps of headlines.

  • Santa Monica Kicks Off Bike Month By Starting Automated Bike Lane Enforcement
    by Damien Newton
    May 1, 2026
    State’s first AI bike lane enforcement goes live.
  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Joe Linton
    May 1, 2026
    May Day, Voting Rights Act, curb ramp costs, Ride that D, WeHo CicLAvia, Whittier election, East Hollywood, Pasadena, car-nage, and more
  • Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mixed-Use Affordable Housing at Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station
    by Joe Linton
    April 30, 2026
    Little Tokyo Service Center’s new Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments provide 185 affordable units, half permanent supportive housing and half low-income
  • SGV Connect 147: Living Schools and the Covina City Council Race
    by Damien Newton
    April 30, 2026
    The executive director of Active SGV updates us on an exciting project for El Monte schools and we begin our election 2026 coverage.
  • Thursday’s Headlines
    by Joe Linton
    April 30, 2026
    May Day, World Cup, e-bike vouchers, 311, Hollywood, DTLA, LB Airport, Inglewood, car-nage, and more
  • GoSGV Program to Distribute $2000 E-Bike Vouchers to SGV Residents. Apply Now!
    by Joe Linton
    April 29, 2026
    $2000 e-bike vouchers mean “hundreds of households who have the option to load up their kids and groceries on a cargo bike… without sitting in traffic and burning gas.” Applicants must be at least 18 and live in the San Gabriel Valley.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines
    by Joe Linton
    April 29, 2026
    CicLAvia, Pasadena, East L.A., budget, Griffith Park, adaptive resuse, Santa Clarita, car-nage, and more
  • Metrolink Cut Service; Budget Pressure Could Mean More Cuts, Fare Increases
    by Joe Linton
    April 28, 2026
    Faced with a ~$30M budget shortfall, Metrolink has extended temporary service cuts indefinitely and is “evaluating more significant service reductions and a potential fare increase that could take effect as early as October”
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