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Bill to End Statewide Limits on Rent Control Fails in Committee
Last Thursday, the California State Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee narrowly killed a controversial bill that would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which limits local jurisdictions’ ability to enact or strengthen rent control laws.
January 18, 2018
Marin Supervisor Asks Officials to Study Converting Future San Rafael Bridge Bike and Ped Path into Another Car Lane
A Marin County Supervisor, who represents San Rafael, apparently wants to look at nixing plans for the long-planned bike and ped path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, according to a piece today in the East Bay Times. From the article:
January 17, 2018
L.A. City Council Approves Affordable Housing Linkage Fee
The L.A. City Council unanimously approved new development fees to fund more affordable housing
December 13, 2017
New PSA Puts Friendlier Foot…errr..Face on Vision Zero
Yesterday, the City of Los Angeles kicked back with a somewhat hokey PSA featuring Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Rams pro-bowl punter, Johnny Hekker.
September 29, 2017
SGV Connect 4 – Bike-Share Gets Its Tires Wet in Pasadena
After watching bike-share systems come online in Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Long Beach, in July it was Pasadena's turn to launch its own bike-share system. Shortly after the launch, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (COG) earned a grant to expand bike-share to fourteen cities throughout the valley.
August 4, 2017
SGV Connect #1 – Gold Line Foothill Extension 2b with Habib Balian
Welcome to the first episode of SGV Connect, the podcast formerly known as #DamienTalksSGV, covering the issues, places, people and events that impact mobility in the San Gabriel Valley.
June 2, 2017
Parking–Not Bike Advocates–Trumped Fire Department Concerns on Upper Market
The fire department's concern was to make sure they could still maneuver ladder trucks on Market to access upper floors of buildings. Bikes don't block ladders or ladder trucks. Neither do bike lanes. Parked cars and trucks get in the way of ladder trucks.
May 10, 2017
The Women’s March, the “It’s Not Your Time” Doctrine, Urban Planning, and You
I did not attend the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday.
January 27, 2017
