Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Traffic Enforcement

Justin Bieber Going 101 on the 101? Caught by CHP with Assist from Dennis Zine

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2012 | 12 Comments

After months of Dennis Zine free reporting on Streetsblog, the Valley Councilman and Candidate for Comptroller is suddenly a hot topic. Yesterday, we quoted Zine urging 4th of July revelers to use the Orange Line while lightly mocking those who drove to his fireworks spectacular. Today, the former police officer captured a larger spotlight, for […]

Stops and Searches Lead to an Unsafe Feeling on Eastside Streets

By Erick Huerta | May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

(This is the second part in a series on how police actions can make people feel unsafe in their own communities. After all, if one can’t be outside in their own space without fear of harassment, be it from the police or gangs, then how can a street be Livable? Read part one, here. – […]

Sad Truth: We’ll Never Know What Happened to Susanna Schick

By Damien Newton | May 9, 2012 | 13 Comments

It’s been two weeks since the LAPD closed their investigation into the April 6th bicycle crash that left Susanna Schick hospitalized with broken ribs, concussions and other injuries. Schick claims that the driver of a white Lexus ran her down from behind in the late night crash. The LAPD claims she fell off her bicycle. […]

First Look at Farmer’s Field Traffic EIR: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

By Damien Newton | Apr 5, 2012 | 13 Comments

Earlier today, AEG announced the completion of the first draft of environmental documents for Farmers Field, the proposed football stadium for Downtown Los Angeles. The document, available on City Planning’s website, is a mammoth 10,000 pages and the ceremonial handing over of the documents to the city at today’s event involved 13 overflowing three ring […]

Ad Nauseum: Really? Zombies?

By Damien Newton | Apr 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

Last week, the California Highway Patrol and California Office of Traffic Safety unveiled their newest Public Service Announcement Campaign encouraging drivers not to drive while distracted. Using zombies as the protagonist, the ads attempt to link unsafe driving practices to the driving dead. The ad-campaign is based around research showing that talking on a […]

Coverup or Something Else? Times Looks at LAPD Crash and Settlement

By Damien Newton | Jan 17, 2012 | 2 Comments

An article in today’s Los Angeles Times looks at the fatal crash that killed 25 year old Devin Petelski, a counselor for troubled children. What makes this story more interesting than most is that the car that smashed into Petelski’s BMW Sedan was a Crown Victoria with flashing lights driven by Officer James Eldridge, […]

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