Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Safety

Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis

By Kea Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Matter protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.

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L.A. Metro Board Approves Steps Toward Reworking Transit Policing

By Joe Linton | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

Metro is establishing a Transit Public Safety Advisory Committee that will develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system, including shifting resources away from armed law enforcement

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Study: For Nearly Half of Drivers, Threat of Police Enforcement Doesn’t Deter Texting

By Kea Wilson | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.

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Commentary: On Safe Streets for Everyone

By Roger Rudick | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

The anger expressed in the national protests against police violence must not be in vain

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Streets Need to Be Safe for Black Lives

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

America’s tolerance for police brutality has passed its breaking point