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Creating Vitally Needed Hand-Washing Stations for Homeless Residents
LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus
May 15, 2020
Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Loop Re-Opens to Walking and Bicycling
Mayor Tornek: "if the social distancing doesn’t work, then we’re going to be back to ground zero on this.”
May 13, 2020
Could Crisis Help Push for Bay Area Transit Integration?
The transit crisis underscores the need for rational fares and funding, but is also forcing lawmakers to delay a legislative push
May 12, 2020
Tormented by a Bandit, Unhoused Residents Just Want to Be Left in Peace
A young man who regularly harasses the unhoused residents of the 110 freeway underpass at Venice Blvd. had come through and tipped the hand-washing station over, spilling its remaining water out.
May 11, 2020
SFFD Vetoes ‘Slow Street’ on Holloway
Apparently, the San Francisco Fire Department can't navigate a truck around a traffic cone
May 8, 2020
Speeding Isn’t the Only Dangerous Driving Behavior on the Rise During COVID-19
New data suggests that drivers aren't just speeding up on our empty roads — they're also braking harder, scrolling cell phones longer, and crashing more.
May 7, 2020
Supervisor Hahn Calls for Requiring Face Covering for Metro Bus Riders
Supervisor Hahn is calling for Metro requiring all bus riders to wear masks for COVID-19 safety. The best way to accomplish this is not entirely clear; enforcement can be problematic.
May 6, 2020
Rebutting a Misleading Argument Against Healthy Streets Improvements
L.A. electeds are astonishingly tone-deaf in their dismissal of keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe
May 5, 2020
As Public Health Prepares for Vending Crackdown, Street Vendors Call for the Cancellation of Rents
Street vendors decry having been left to fend for themselves during a disaster, seek cash assistance, the cancellation of rents, and an end to criminalization
May 4, 2020
L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity
Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.
May 4, 2020