Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Election 2013

Rate the Debate: Which Candidate Gave the Best Answer to the $100 Million Freight Rail from the Ports Question?

By Damien Newton | Jan 29, 2013 | 3 Comments

Earlier today, Streetsblog asked you which candidate’s answer you thought was the best to a question on the proposed Leimert Park Station stop on the Crenshaw Line. The last question before the debate “went to the world wide web” also pertained to a topic covered here many times, a proposed $1 billion rail project that […]

Rate the Debate: Which Candidate Gave the Best Answer to the Leimert Park Station Question?

By Damien Newton | Jan 29, 2013 | 2 Comments

Last night NBC 4 and KPCC hosted a two hour debate between the five leading candidates to replace Antonio Villaraigosa as Mayor of Los Angeles. The first hour of the debate was broadcast on the two channels, with the second hour live streamed on NBC 4’s website. After the switch to “the world wide web,” […]

CD 11 Livable Streets Candidate Forum Videos Online. Next Streetsblog TV Events Announced

By Damien Newton | Jan 28, 2013 | 2 Comments

It might have taken five days longer than we thought, but I finally uploaded the entire two hour Livable Streets Candidate Forum for the four candidates vying to succeed Bill Rosendahl in Council District 11. Watching the video again, it’s striking how few times Rosendahl’s name comes up in the discussion. Also notable, each of […]

Following the Forum: A Talk with CD 11 City Council Candidate Mike Bonin

By Damien Newton | Jan 23, 2013 | 2 Comments

Following last night’s CD 11 Livable Streets Candidate forum, I sat down with each of the four candidates for a brief chat about the forum, the state of the campaign, and what they thought of the debate. Our last interview was with Mike Bonin. Bonin, the Chief of Staff to current Council Member Bill Rosendahl, […]

Following the Forum: A Talk with CD 11 City Council Candidate Odysseus Bostick

By Damien Newton | Jan 23, 2013 | No Comments

Following last night’s CD 11 Livable Streets Candidate forum, I sat down with each of the four candidates for a brief chat about the forum, the state of the campaign, and what they thought of the debate. About a half hour after the forum was over, I talked with Odysseus Bostick. Coming into the night, […]

Following the Forum: A Talk with CD 11 City Council Candidate Tina Hess

By Damien Newton | Jan 23, 2013 | No Comments

Following last night’s CD 11 Livable Streets Candidate forum, I sat down with each of the four candidates for a brief chat about the forum, the state of the campaign, and what they thought of the debate. Our second interview was with Tina Hess. Hess is a Deputy Chief of the Complex and Special Litigation […]

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