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La Verne Celebrates Metro A Line Station, Foothill Extension to Open Soon
The new $1.5 billion 9.1-mile Foothill A Line extension construction is complete, and Metro is currently testing. Rail service is expected to debut in the next couple months.
June 21, 2025
Brief Updates from June Los Angeles Metro Committee Meetings: Ridership, Service Changes, and More
Metro ridership is growing, Metro low income (LIFE) program analysis, service changes this Sunday, Metro prepares for World Cup soccer, and an upcoming report on ICE rail impacts.
June 20, 2025
As ICE Continues Assault on Vulnerable Workers, Groups Launch Fundraiser to Assist Street Vendors
Empty streets and fears of being disappeared off street corners are hurting vendors' ability to stay afloat.
June 19, 2025
CTC Commissioners Face Test Next Week: Can They Push Back on Wasteful Highway Funding
“Highway expansions and car-dependent planning are driving up the cost of living for Californians,” said Hana Creger of The Greenlining Institute. “While state leaders pour billions into widening roads, everyday people are paying the price—through longer commutes, rising transportation costs, and communities pushed further from jobs, schools, and services.”
June 18, 2025
California And Ten Other Friends Go to Battle with Trump Over EV’s
The plaintiffs in the suit are California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
June 13, 2025
Glendora Celebrates New Metro A Line Station
As the rail line chugs toward its grand opening, officials are optimistic that there will be an extension into the Inland Empire.
June 6, 2025
Monrovia Breaks Ground on Park Honoring Japanese-American Poet Satoru Tsuneishi
Satoru Tsuneishi Park will be adorned with haikus written by the man who promoted the artform in America, before and after WWII.
June 5, 2025
California’s Enviro and Smart Growth Leaders to CTC – Don’t Use Congestion Relief Funds for Highway Expansion
Our concerns about these projects relate to their inconsistency with the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), their likelihood to significantly increase driving, their environmental, climate, and displacement impacts, and their conflicts with California’s climate and equity goals...
June 4, 2025
SGV Connect 136: Here Comes the Olympics
What to the Olympics hold for the San Gabriel Valley in 2028? Damien talks with Alissa Walker, co-host of the L.A. Podcast and editor of Torched.
May 30, 2025
