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Los Angeles Sees First Decline in Homelessness in Six Years
This is amazing news. I'm hoping we continue to get more news like this in the comings months and years.
- la.streetsblog.org Friday Metro Transit Updates: Ridership Growing, Service Changes, and Electric Bus Charger Issues - Streetsblog Los Angeles
Metro daily ridership is back up to nearly a million riders per weekday. Some Metro electric bus chargers aren't working. Metro's twice yearly bus service changes take effect Sunday, including service increases on three San Fernando Valley lines.
- abc7.com Pro-Palestinian protest erupts in clashes in front of Pico-Robertson synagogue
Violent clashes broke out in the Pico-Robertson area as pro-Palestinian protesters encountered counter-protesters.
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Culver City and the Expo Bike Path
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16790112
> Just tried commuting on my bike from Santa Monica to downtown Culver City today. I took the Exposition bike path, which was fine until I needed to get off of it to head south. > > Google recommended I take National and--lo and behold--there's no bike lane with cars flying past at 55mph+ on blind hills. That's a death trap. > > On the way home I left early to avoid traffic. I took Venice Blvd, since it has a protected bike lane all the way until McLaughlin which Google Maps called "bicycle friendly." No bike lane, of course, with cars flying past leaving a foot of distance between me and death. One testy driver in a BMW didn't want to wait the 15 seconds for me to pedal into the left turn lane to get back onto the Exposition bike path, honking and then flying by nearly killing me. Jeez lady, I'm not the city planner. Don't kill me to save 15 seconds. > > How does Culver City put zero bike lanes going north to south connecting to the Exposition path? How do these drivers maintain their licenses? > > What's a cyclist to do?
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2nd-largest school district, Los Angeles Unified School District, votes to ban cellphone and social media for students starting in 2025
abcnews.go.com 2nd-largest school district votes to ban cellphone and social media for studentsThe governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to ban cellphone and social media use for students during school days.
- abc7.com President Biden arrives in LA ahead of star-studded, high-dollar fundraiser in downtown
President Joe Biden returned to Southern California for a star-studded, high-dollar campaign fundraising event in downtown Los Angeles that will also feature former President Barack Obama.
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Man may lose his arm following machete attack outside Inglewood Forum after Janet Jackson concert
abc7.com Man may lose his arm following machete attack outside Forum after Janet Jackson concertJames O'Neill is in danger of losing his arm after he was brutally attacked with a machete outside the Kia Forum following a recent Janet Jackson concert.
- www.latimes.com Legendary Clifton's is reopening in a struggling downtown L.A. Its owner hopes crowds return.
Andrew Meieran will soon reopen the doors to Clifton's, of one of L.A.'s legendary restaurants, in a bid to once again make it an offbeat dining destination.
Hell yes! Love Clifton's!
- www.nbclosangeles.com Pro-Palestinian encampment established outside LA City Hall
The Los Angeles Police Department issued a tactical alert after a pro-Palestinian tent encampment was established in front of Los Angeles City Hall, the department said Monday.
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Earthquake!
Anyone else feel that? Felt like 3 seconds of rumble over in the SGV.
Edit: Here's the USGS report.
- www.nbclosangeles.com Celebrate Pride Month: Enjoy concerts, parades, and movies around Southern California
West Hollywood’s festivities help start the celebratory month; LA Pride is the festive focus over the second weekend of June.
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'General Hospital' Actor Johnny Wactor Fatally Shot in Los Angeles
thenarinder.in 'General Hospital' Actor Johnny Wactor Fatally Shot in Los Angeles | The NarinderJohnny Wactor, beloved actor from 'General Hospital,' was tragically killed when he interrupted a crime in Los Angeles.
- www.nbcnews.com Parents called for mental health help. Police arrived and fatally shot their son.
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode.
- itsgoingdown.org “The Cops Brought Guns”: Sights and Sounds from the UCLA Liberated Zone
Personal reflection and account of the popular defense of the Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA in the face of attacks by far-Right supporters of Israel and law enforcement. To hear a podcast interview on this subject, go here. Photo by Shay Horse APR 30. 11:45 PM There are a couple of constan...
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If you care about democracy, tell your congressperson to support the Fair Representation Act!
p2a.co Take Action: Ask your U.S Representative to support the Fair Representation Act!I just emailed my U.S. Representative, asking them to support the Fair Representation Act! Join me by doing the same: [@campaign]
The Fair Representation Act has been re-introduced in Congress. This bold solution can stop gerrymandering and make Congress work for every American.
The Fair Representation Act can solve partisan gerrymandering, make every congressional district competitive, and encourage politicians to represent all of us instead of just their base. It does this by combining three reforms:
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Multi-member districts. In three- or five-member districts, nearly every voter will elect a candidate they support. Voters like Massachusetts Republicans and Oklahoma Democrats will be represented in Congress. Gerrymandering will become nearly impossible.
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Ranked choice voting for all U.S. House and Senate elections. RCV frees voters to support their favorite candidates, and encourages candidates to reach out to more voters for second-choice support. When RCV is used in multi-member districts, it is a form of proportional representation.
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Uniform rules for congressional redistricting
The Fair Representation Act can be passed without a constitutional amendment. It truly has the potential to transform our political system and create a more inclusive and deliberative government which respects and empowers all voices.
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[Pay Wall] Metro areas in the West are growing. So is their wildfire risk. [Avery Ellfeldt | 05/08/2024 | E&E News]
www.eenews.net Metro areas in the West are growing. So is their wildfire risk.A study shows growth in the number and value of at-risk homes. In Los Angeles, replacing the homes would cost $143 billion, up from $71 billion five years
- itsgoingdown.org “They’ll Never Forget It”: Report from the Battle to Defend the Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA
Photo by Shay Horse On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we are joined with a guest who discusses the mass mobilization to defend the Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA, which was attacked by far-Right Zionists on April 30th and then by hundreds of riot police on M...
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[LIVE+5hrs] LIVE: Students at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles protest war in Gaza [LIVE | May 01 2024 | Associated Press]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14932598
> >Watch live views of students protesting at UCLA in Los Angeles. The university canceled classes on Wednesday after dueling groups of protesters clashed overnight, shoving, kicking and beating each other with sticks as pro-Israel demonstrators tried to pull down barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment. > > >Follow latest updates on college protests here: > > https://apnews.com/live/college-protests-palestine-updates
- www.cbsnews.com LA County's quality of life drops back to lowest-ever level, UCLA says
For the second time in three years, an annual survey from UCLA measuring the quality of life satisfaction in Los Angeles County has reached an all-time low.
- www.theartnewspaper.com The artist ‘bending’ the Los Angeles River
Lauren Bon is hoping her new project can save some of Southern California’s most precious resource: water
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Unhoused Man Builds Entire House On The Side Of A Los Angeles Freeway
jalopnik.com Unhoused Man Builds Entire House Off The Side Of A Los Angeles FreewayThe house has everything from a walkway to a hammock to even electricity.
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LAPD officer will not face criminal charges in killing of 14-year-old girl at store during police confrontation with suspect
www.cnn.com LAPD officer will not face criminal charges in killing of 14-year-old girl at store during police confrontation with suspect | CNNA Los Angeles Police Department officer will not face criminal charges in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl killed inside a department store when police fired at a man suspected of attacking a woman, California prosecutors said Wednesday.
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LA Times: A federal judge has found that L.A. city officials doctored records in a case over homeless camp cleanups
www.latimes.com A federal judge has found that L.A. city officials doctored records in a case over homeless camp cleanupsA federal judge has found that Los Angeles city officials altered evidence in a case alleging that the city illegally seized and destroyed homeless people's property.
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Armed soldiers in mountains near LA
Decades ago my friends and I stole a car in Los Angeles and took a drive into the mountains just outside of LA. I was in high school and this was BEFORE all celular proliferation so we didn’t know where to go or what to do — we were shit thieves and one of us saw keys in a car and we jumped on it. Anyway — we ended up heading up a what I remember as a mountain road — and it couldn’t have been where Griffith park is or the Hollywood hills — likely, now that I think about it, we were so scared where headed east on the 210.
We figured we wouldn’t get caught if we just took the car into the mountains and drove home in the morning. Kidsarefuckingstupid
Anyway — the road we were on turned into a dirt road and we came around a bend and our headlight lit up two soldiers in full gear — helmets and automatic rifles so we stopped and they started screaming:
TURN AROUND AND LEAVE!! Leave now!!!
We left.
And got close enough to home to ditch the car and walk.
But this isn’t about our idiot joyride — this is about WTF soldiers.
Can anyone connect these dots? What were the soldiers doing?
(Also — I shared this because I MISS LA and I come to this community and find no post for a month! Shame on you! :-) but seriously — expates need your pics of parks etc.)
- www.latimes.com Editorial: What L.A. County voters need to hear from D.A. George Gascón before November
Gascón has to articulate his progress in building a more just and equitable criminal justice system, as voters wanted when they first elected him.
>...To avoid following in Villanueva’s footsteps, Gascón has to do a better job articulating his progress in making his office more reflective of what Los Angeles voters wanted when they first elected him — a more just and equitable criminal justice system. He needs to better communicate what he has done to ensure criminal sentences and other policies protect public safety and reduce recidivism. He must explain to voters that evidence supports more enlightened pretrial policies such as eliminating money bail, not charging juveniles as adults and focusing office resources on the most serious crimes...
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50th CicLAvia event - Sunday 25th on Melrose
www.ciclavia.org CicLAvia—MelroseJoin CicLAvia on February 25, 9 am - 3 pm on Melrose Ave between Fairfax Ave and Vermont Ave for 4 miles of car-free open streets! A FREE community event on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles. Come walk, run, bike, and skate along Melrose Ave. All ages and abilities are welcome!
Come out for a great time, or just know what streets to avoid.
- jacobin.com Lyft Wants to Run LA’s Bike Share. Workers Are Saying No.
Los Angeles County has proposed that Lyft take over its public bike share program. LA bike share workers fear Lyft will gut their program and undermine their union — so they’ve joined with public transit advocates to fight privatization.
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Bride of Blood performances in January!
Trepany House is selling tickets to the live performances of Bride of Blood, a horror/comedy with puppetry taking stage on 1/13, 1/20, and 1/27 at the Titmouse Warehouse in East Hollywood. I'm not affiliated with Trepany or Titmouse, but I dig weirdo performances like this.
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Family of woman shot and killed by Los Angeles deputy seeks $30 million in claim against county and sheriff’s department
www.cnn.com Family of woman shot and killed by Los Angeles deputy seeks $30 million in claim against county and sheriff’s department | CNNThe family of a woman who was shot and killed by a responding deputy after calling for help in a domestic violence incident is seeking $30 million in a claim filed Thursday against Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
- phys.org Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at LA County's two largest landfills
Hundreds of feet underground, in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon landfill, tons of garbage have been smoldering for months due to an enigmatic chemical reaction.
- fortune.com Third-tallest tower in Los Angeles sells for 45% less than last purchase price as remote work, interest rates drive down office values
With almost 30% of downtown LA office space available for lease or sublease, the value of the 62-story Aon Center plummeted.
- www.theguardian.com Police fatally shoot Black woman who called 911 for domestic violence
Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who killed Niani Finlayson, 27, previously had killed another civilian under similar circumstances
- abc7.com Starbucks ordered to reopen 6 LA stores feds say were illegally closed
The National Labor Relations Board says the stores were closed due to union organizing, which violates federal law. At least seven of the 23 stores identified had unionized.
- abc7.com New California laws taking effect in 2024 impact speed cameras, hotel reservations and more
New California laws taking effect in 2024 will increase wages, provide more sick days, and make it less expensive to rent an apartment.