SGV Connect 28: Progress on the Greenway Network and a Look at Walktober
This week, Kris Fortin talks with Wes Reutimann about the Greenway Network and Damien talks to Misch Anderson about Walktober.
October 11, 2018
L.A. Safe Park Grows but Demand for a Safe Place to Sleep Outstrips Supply
“Funding is a problem,” Pat admits. Bigger than community opposition? “Oh yes, we don’t go into places where we’re not wanted.”
October 5, 2018
Friday Is Your Last Day to Buy Tickets to PedsCount 2018
"One of Cal Walks' core values is that communities are the best experts on their own lived experience and the best advocates for their own prosperity," writes Chris Johnson, a program manager with California Walks.
October 3, 2018
Podcast: Meet Elise Roy, One of the Speakers at this Year’s #PedCounts
Roy will be the opening speaker at PEDS COUNT 2018, which is hosted by California Walks...
September 19, 2018
Muted Applause as Long-Awaited MyFigueroa Officially Opens
From legacy project to a mixed reaction...
September 4, 2018
Vote No on Prop 6: The Campaign Is an Incoherent and Childish Effort to Distract You from Donald Trump
Santa isn’t coming to fix California's roads.
August 30, 2018
Armed with Good Information and Compassion, West Hollywood Makes the Most of Its Community to Battle Homelessness
While West Hollywood has not found a magic bullet for “fixing” homelessness, the city employs many of the strategies used by cities throughout the region, but has a reputation for doing them well.
August 23, 2018
SGV Connect 25: Bike Improvements in Monterey Park and a Look at Attempts to Roll Back the Gas Tax
In Monterey Park, the city council narrowly passed a plan to improve bicycle and pedestrian access throughout the city. In this week's SGV Connect, Kris Fortin talks to Henry Lo about the state of play for bicycle advocacy in the city and its next steps. Lo, a member of the Monterey Park Unified School District Board, also discusses what role schools can take in creating healthier communities with improved access to public space.
August 23, 2018
SGV Connect 24: Double Decker Buses and Open Space Funding
Welcome back to SGV Connect. In today's episode, our co-hosts conduct two interviews on the expansion of the Foothill Transit bus fleet and the arrival of open space funds in L.A. County.
August 10, 2018
What Can We Learn from the Brutal, Wildly Ineffective Effort to Recall Mike Bonin?
Last week, the Argonaut Newspaper officially declared the effort to recall Westside City Councilmember Mike Bonin dead.
July 12, 2018