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Every now and then, we like to update readers on a couple of internal things both because you all seem to like what’s going on and because we value transparency. So, without further adieu… 1) We’re undergoing a small staff shuffle. Kris Fortin is leaving as our Boyle Heights/East L.A. writer to pursue other interests. […]

Glen Primm, the author of Postcards from L.A. and a professional photographer in his own right, is the winner of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane photo contest. Grimm’s piece is actually the masthead of said blog, and it earned $300 more than the next closest picture at Saturday night’s fundraiser. I asked Glen […]

A couple of weeks ago, GOOD and the Goldhirsh Foundation announced a series of ten $100,00 grants to people, organizations and non-profits that have an idea and plan to make Los Angeles a better place. The applicants submitted their plans last week in eight different categories: arts & cultural vitality, education, environmental quality,health, housing, income & employment, public safety, and social […]

If you’re young, and smart, and motivated, and interested in promoting the idea that “Streets Are for People,” then Streetsblog Los Angeles is looking for you.  We have three different types of internships available designed for people of different skill sets…just because you’re not a writer doesn’t mean we can’t work together.  Do you want […]

After setting up transportation news sites covering New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and national policy, next Tuesday Streetsblog will be expanding for the first time in four years with the launch of Streetsblog Chicago. The reporters producing Streetsblog Chicago are John Greenfield and Steven Vance, who have built an impressive audience for local transportation […]

L.A. Streetsblog Editor Damien Newton will appear on Huffington Post Live today at 2:00 p.m. to discuss how local bus issues are impacting the national transit scene. You can watch at http://live.huffingtonpost.com/. Once the video is available for embedding, we’ll post it here on Streetsblog. (Update: Looks like Huffington Post Live doesn’t believe in embedding. […]