Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The 710

Measure R Funds to Join the 710 Coalition? Metro Says Its Fine

By Damien Newton | Feb 28, 2013 | 10 Comments

Last week, a mini-furor was passed around by opponents of the 710 Big Dig project. The Pasadena Independent reported that the City of Rosemead is using a portion of the over $500,000 it receives annually in Measure R Local Return funds to pay its membership dues in the 710 Coalition. From the Independent: According to […]

Three Government Committees Reject Current Plans to Widen 710 Between Long Beach and East LA

By Brian Addison | Feb 5, 2013 | 16 Comments

Long Beach City Council I-710 Oversight Committee, Gateway Council of Governments and The Project Committee all reject current environmental documents for 710 widening between Long Beach and East Los Angeles. Following thousands of comments from leaders within community health and environmental coalitions, the State-led project to expand the 710 Freeway from eight lanes to 14 lanes for […]

Open Thread: Big Dig Alternative Analysis Released

By Damien Newton | Jan 18, 2013 | 14 Comments

You have to hand it to the public outreach folks for the I-710 Big Dig Project. Nothing says “community involvement” quite like dropping an Alternatives Analysis that was completed in December of last year to the public at Friday, at 3:50 p.m. before a holiday weekend. The analysis narrows down the alternatives that will be […]

Congressman Weighs in on Metro Board Nomination: Keep Najarian

By Damien Newton | Jan 16, 2013 | 5 Comments

In the odd drama over whether or not Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian will be reappointed to the Metro Board of Directors, there are a lot of conspiracy theories. Some, including the Councilman, believe that Supervisor Mike Antonovich is using Alhambra Mayor Barbara Messina and Duarte City Council Member John Fasana to wage a proxy war […]

Najarian Metro Board Seat in Danger Over Opposition to 710 Big Dig

By Damien Newton | Dec 10, 2012 | 20 Comments

(The original version of the story stated that the League of Cities selects the Metro Board Members. Dana Gabbard points out it is actually The City Selection Committee. The CSC is not a subsidiary of the League of California Cities, Los Angeles Division. Its authority is Sections 50270 through 50281 of the Government Code, and it is administered […]

Op/Ed: Freeway Expansion Is a Pill for Poor Health

By Dr. Roberta Kato | Sep 5, 2012 | 3 Comments

Dr. Roberta Kato, MD, is a Pediatric Pulmonologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and an Environmental Health Ambassador with Physicians for Social Responsibility-LA. As a Pediatric Pulmonologist, I’m concerned that Caltrans proposed expansion of the I-710 Corridor— from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the Pomona Freeway—will negatively impact air quality in adjacent communities. Our children […]

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