The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording
It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.
November 7, 2022
LAPD Sergeant Fired at Jermaine Petit from Inside Patrol Vehicle
If the shooting had been committed by anyone else, it would have been labeled a drive-by.
September 6, 2022
LA Metro Re-Approves Original Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Scuttled
The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded
August 29, 2022
LAPD Shoots at, Misses, then Tries to Charge Unarmed Black Man with Assault with a Deadly Weapon
LAPD's briefing video neglects to transcribe Jennifer Alvarez' attempt to slow partner officer Justin Freund down and keep him from shooting at 28-year-old Joshua Hatfield
August 9, 2022
LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting
Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that
August 1, 2022
Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson
Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.
July 14, 2022
LAPD Peddles Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking to Spanish Speakers
Chávez reassured Univisión that LAPD wasn't trying to extract money via sidewalk biking tickets. But sidewalk riding is legal.
June 28, 2022
New L.A. Ordinance Cracking Down on Bicycle “Chop Shops” Ghost of Defunct Mayoral Campaign
The city attorney inserted a clause meant to protect individuals whose bikes break down in the street, but didn't address the role curbside repair sites play in keeping those individuals moving
June 16, 2022
L.A. Sheriff Villanueva Plans to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System
Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.
June 3, 2022
L.A. Mayoral Candidate Thoughts on Metro Given Only Brief Moment at Forum
In between some weird questions and the sparring matches with Caruso, candidates were asked when they last rode Metro
May 3, 2022
