Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Critical Mass

Mayor Villaraigosa Calls Critical Mass Attack “Disturbing”

By Damien Newton | Jun 8, 2010 | 6 Comments

The Mayor’s not as comfortable talking bikes as he is transit, so he used the LACBC Blog to get out his message. Photo from last month’s Measure R, 30/10 Rally. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa responded to an open letter from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition concerning the incident from May’s Critical Mass ride where the […]

Cyclist Who Filmed Critical Mass Attack Files Claim Against LAPD

By Carter Rubin | Jun 4, 2010 | 12 Comments

Friday afternoon at the Petroleum Building in Downtown Los Angeles, Manuel Gallegos and his attorney Hermez Moreno announced the filing of a legal claim against the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD for assault, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and intentional affliction of emotional distress. The full press release is available at […]

Rider Report from Last Week’s LAPD/LACM Confrontation: It Was All Bad News

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2010 | 10 Comments

Responding to a tweet asking for any first hand accounts, John Clark sent along the following first hand Rider Report from last Friday’s Critical Mass. It’s interesting to see what someone in the ride, not involved first hand in any confrontation with the LAPD thought of what was happening as it was happening. The ride […]

Hollywood LAPD Misses the Memo; Caught on Tape Brutalizing Cyclists

By Damien Newton | May 31, 2010 | 9 Comments

(In addition to a great report by Jeremy Grant, Bikeside has a list of things that you can do to make certain that justice is served in this case. Including a "Storm the Bastille" ride to this week’s meeting of the Bike Advisory Committee) Well, that didn’t take long. Hours after I received confirmation from […]

NYPD Cop Who Tackled CM Cyclist Guilty of Cover-Up, Not Guilty of Assault

By Ben Fried | Apr 30, 2010 | No Comments

The Post reports that the jury has reached a mixed verdict in the trial of Patrick Pogan, the ex-NYPD officer who was seen by millions of YouTube viewers slamming his shoulder into approaching cyclist Christopher Long during a 2008 Critical Mass ride, sending Long to the pavement. Pogan was found guilty of falsifying records when […]

A Brief History of San Francisco Critical Mass

By Chris Carlsson | Dec 22, 2009 | 1 Comment

(I figured some of you would enjoy this. Originally posted as "A Lost Decade for San Francisco’s Critical Mass?" at SF Streetsblog – DN) Critical Mass rolls down Lombard Street, July 2007. Photo by Chris Carlsson Well, no. We’ve had a great run in the 2000s. Averaging between 750 and 3000 riders on any given […]

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