Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

Gatto and Englander Stump State Legislation for Hit-and-Run Alert System

By Joe Linton | Jul 24, 2014 | No Comments

At a press conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall yesterday, state and local legislators joined forces with local non-profits to draw attention to efforts to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. The press conference focused on A.B. 47 – a proposal to create a new emergency alert system to notify the public […]

LAPD Crackdowns and Complete Streets: City’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee Puts its Foot Down

By Roger Rudick | Jan 17, 2014 | 7 Comments

Thursday afternoon, in a fluorescent-lit conference room on the third floor of the east building of City Hall, Sean Karmody, a police sergeant, addressed over 20 people at the Los Angeles City Pedestrian Advisory Committee about jaywalking tickets. He stressed that police traffic enforcement’s “biggest priority is to reduce hit and runs.” He also said […]

There’s Still Plenty of Questions About the “Eric Garcetti Crash”

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2014 | 31 Comments

The LAPD, Mayor’s Office and to some extent the media are downplaying the significance of yesterday’s afternoon car crash in Downtown Los Angeles involving the Mayor’s SUV. Driven by an LAPD officer, the vehicle was driven into a pedestrian inside of a crosswalk causing her hospitalization. The the officer and his passengers were traveling east […]

Why Is Hitting a Car Still Considered More Serious Than Hitting a Person?

By Damien Newton | Aug 30, 2013 | 6 Comments

On Sunday, July 28, I was playing in the back yard with Sammy when we heard a horrible sound of twisting metal come from the front of the house. Grabbing my phone, I ran out of the house to see if anyone was hurt in what was surely another car crash at the corner of […]

Response to Venice Boardwalk Crash Should Be Model, Not Outlier

By Damien Newton | Aug 5, 2013 | 3 Comments

Saturday in the late afternoona, Nathan Lewis Campbell got in his car and created carnage on the Venice Boardwalk. The 38-year-old native of Colorado drove on to the boardwalk and swerved through the area injuring dozens and killing Italian Alice Gruppioni, a 32 year old newly waling barefoot on the beach next to her husband. They […]

Recounting Sunday’s Justice For Trayvon March, Taking to the Freeway, & Thoughts on Urbanism & Racial Inequities

By Gary Kavanagh | Jul 19, 2013 | 10 Comments

On the Sunday morning of July 14th I caught word of a rally and march calling for justice for Trayvon Martin on twitter to take place at 4:00pm meeting at Crenshaw Blvd. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. I came out to see and hear what people had to say, and I wanted to feel […]

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