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This Week’s Featured Posts:
Monrovia’s ‘Haiku Park’ is Now Open Satoru Tsuneishi Park honors the acclaimed poet once incarcerated in an internment camp. By Chris Greenspon
Top Headlines: Council Approves Housing At Pasadena Kaiser Site (SGV Trib) Foothill Transit Lists the Best Hikes to Get to By Bus “Care Based” Unit Creates Options for Safety on Metro (SGV Tribune) Help Create Rain Gardens: Alhambra on Sunday, South El Monte Next Friday County Weighs Budget Cuts to Homelessness Work (LAist) County Moves To Create ICE-Free Zones (KABC, BH Beat) Pasadena Worker/Bus-Rider at Center of Racial-Profiling Lawsuit vs. ICE (Pasadena Now) ICE Abducts Pomona Uncle Caregiver For Child, After Aunt Was Killed By DUI (KABC) Construction Workers Flee ICE in Montebello (KTLA) Feds Sue CA Over Law Siting Oil Drilling Away From Homes, Schools (LAT) Sold Out Rose Bowl Half Marathon This Sunday (Pasadena Star-News) Ride w/Active SGV to the Santa Fe Dam on 1/17 (EventBrite)
And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:
In this special World Cup edition of SGV Connect, Damien Newton talks with Foothill Transit Communications Director Felicia Friesema about how transit agencies across Los Angeles County are preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Meanwhile, the city looks to refine concepts for specific stretches of Fremont Avenue. Local cyclists of all ages continue to pedal the project forward.
In this special World Cup edition of SGV Connect, Damien Newton talks with Foothill Transit Communications Director Felicia Friesema about how transit agencies across Los Angeles County are preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
After some concerns about lost parking, residents convinced the city council to keep its complete streets concept uniform.
The thoughtful redesign fits seamlessly into the old Hayes neighborhood of town.
Meanwhile, the city looks to refine concepts for specific stretches of Fremont Avenue. Local cyclists of all ages continue to pedal the project forward.
The scenic route will run from the edge of Whittier to Fullerton Rd, and it’s already more than halfway done.
The executive director of Active SGV updates us on an exciting project for El Monte schools and we begin our election 2026 coverage.
