Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Westside Subway

Fearless Prediction: Metro Will Approve the Westside Subway Route under Beverly Hills High School

By Damien Newton | May 24, 2012 | 6 Comments

Update at 1 p.m.: As predicted, the Metro Board has voted 7-to-2 to approve the Constellation Station for the Westside Subway with a routing under Beverly Hills High School. More details at The Source. As mentioned earlier, I won’t be attending or listening to today’s Metro Board Meeting or the Special Hearing on the Westside […]

Beverly Hills Brings Its Best Face and Smartest Brains to Yesterday’s Subway Hearing

By Damien Newton | May 18, 2012 | 6 Comments

View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. Yesterday afternoon must have been surreal for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. At noon, he delivered remarks to an audience of 1,200 of L.A.’s elite at the Westin Bonaventure as part of the Center City Association’s “Treasures” awards. Jokes about the lackluster performance of the Lakers in the past couple […]

New Video: Hill Folk Want to Stay Stuck in 1959

By Damien Newton | May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

In advance of tomorrow’s hearing at Metro headquarters over the Westside Subway, a group called L.A. on the Move released the above video on YouTube. The video graphically illustrates their concerns. Sometimes a video is so clear that commentary from Streetsblog writers is not necessary.

Fact Check: There Is No $38.7 Million Payout to JMB Realty in Westside Subway Plans

By Damien Newton | May 15, 2012 | 31 Comments

(Hello Beverly Hills Courier readers! Confused by allegations that Metro controls editorial decisions here at Streetsblog? To help clear things up, we’ve compiled a list of the connections between Streetsblog and Metro right here.) The headline was breathless, as many headlines in the Beverly Hills Courier often are. “Courier Exclusive Report: Century City Subway Station […]

Metro Approves Environmental Documents for Subway to La Cienega

By Damien Newton | Apr 26, 2012 | 3 Comments

The first of several major issue scheduled to be addressed by the Metro Board of Directors was the approval of the environmental documents for the Westside Subway. After the Beverly Hills City Council formerly requested a hearing earlier this week, Metro staff recommended that the Board split approval for the Subway into two parts so that part […]

New Video: Metro Will Blow Up Beverly Hills High School

By Damien Newton | Apr 26, 2012 | 48 Comments

As debate continues at Metro headquarters over the Westside Subway, the Parent-Teacher Association of the Beverly Hills High School released the above video on YouTube. The video graphically illustrates their concerns. Sometimes a video is so clear that commentary from Streetsblog writers is not necessary.

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