Damien Newton
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Transit Housing Bill, SB50, Fails for Second Time in Two Days
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There was one last chance to push it through, but Wiener couldn't get the votes
SGV Connect 56 – New Plans for Arrow Highway, Connect SoCal and Transportation Planning in Pasadena
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Kris speaks with Kome Ajise about planning in the SCAG region. Damien talks VMT with Joe Linton.
SGV Connect 55 – Francisco Ojeda and Melanie Curry on What’s Coming Next
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Welcome to the first episode of SGV Connect in 2020! This week's episode features Francisco Ojeda of Active SGV and Melanie Curry of Streetsblog California discussing the big stories of 2019 and what we can look forward to in 2020.
LADOT Proposes Finally Metering Car Parking on Abbot Kinney
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A proposal from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation would price parking in this tony neighborhood to keep some spaces open.
LAPD Continues to Investigate Bombs Left at Future Bridge Housing Project in Venice
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Update: The CD 11 Council Office wrote to correct the timing of the opening of the bridge housing project in Venice. The site will complete construction later this month and could be open as soon as February. Last Thursday evening, security for the bridge housing project under construction in Venice called the LAPD to investigate […]
Win a Signed Copy of Donald Shoup’s Parking and the City
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We extended the deadline to qualify for our book raffle. So make a donation, today!
SGV Connect 54 – New Parks in Pasadena and a Look Back at the First Arroyo Fest
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Welcome to SGV Connect 54, which begins our transition from 2019 to 2020. This week we have two different types of interviews: one looks forward to 2020, and the other looks back on...2003?
Bonin/Huizar Look to Citywide Collaborative Housing Program to End Homelessness for Thousands of Angelenos
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L.A. is looking to scale up the successful SHARE! housing model that places unhoused people in private homes - with supportive services, roommates, and other supportive connections
Streetsblog L.A. Needs Your Help This Giving Tuesday and Beyond
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Please include Streetsblog L.A. in your "Giving Tuesday" support!
SGV Connect 53: Supervisor Hilda Solis and Active SGV’s Noche de las Luminarias
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"I want to give them an award," says Hilda Solis of Active SGV. Solis is one of the honorees at tomorrow night's "Noche de las Luminarias."
SGV Connect 52 – Meeting Tonight on Bike Parking in SoPas. Meetings on Housing throughout the SGV Tomorrow and Tuesday
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Kris is in Rio de Janeiro, but that won't stop him from filling us in on the SGVCOG's Regional Housing Trust Fund and their upcoming meetings.
SGV Connect 51 – Kris Interviews Leaders at the CalBike Conference on Complete Streets, State Legislation
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At the conference, Fortin interviewed a handful of leaders about Governor Gavin Newsom's disappointing veto of SB 127 (the Complete Streets Bill) and any good news that came out of the recent legislative session.