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James Pocrass: What to Do if You’re Hit, Or See Someone Hit, on a Bike

By Streetsblog | Jun 24, 2014 | 8 Comments

Jim Pocrass is a leading bike attorney representing people from throughout Southern California who suffer serious personal injuries – or the families who lost a loved one to a wrongful death – because of the carelessness or negligence of another. Jim is a cyclist and active in the bicycle community, supporting numerous bike-related causes. He […]

Exide’s Third Application for Permit to Handle Hazardous Waste Found Deficient

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 18, 2014 | 2 Comments

Just after I got word yesterday that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) had determined that Exide Technologies’ third application for a formal permit to handle hazardous waste at their lead-acid battery recycling facility in Vernon was deficient, an email popped into my inbox from State Senator Ricardo Lara’s office. Lara’s press release touted […]

Personal Injury Attorney James Pocrass Takes Your Questions

By Damien Newton | Jun 11, 2014 | 7 Comments

Readers of Long Beachize and Santa Monica Next are familiar with the personal injury law firm Pocrass and De Los Reyes LLP from their sponsorship of these websites. Personal injury attorney Jim Pocrass is an active member of the Los Angeles bike community. In addition to our news sites, Pocrass & De Los Reyes supports […]

Gentri-flyer Opens One Hell of a Conversation. Now What?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 6, 2014 | 23 Comments

Gentrification.* Much like with pornography, everybody is pretty sure they know what it is when they see it, and almost everyone has an opinion about it. But, nailing down a set of defining principles everyone can agree on so we can sit down and have a discussion about it is easier said than done. For […]

The Accidental Protected Bike Lane

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 2, 2014 | No Comments

While protected bike lanes are being adopted by many American cities, in some places local officials still contend that these street redesigns are just too difficult to implement. But how hard is it to set aside street space where people feel comfortable biking? Sometimes you don’t even have to try. Herb at I Bike TO […]

Exide Cited for String of Lead Emissions Violations by EPA

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 23, 2014 | No Comments

I receive my fair share of press releases regarding environmental happenings and community events, but few are more morbidly amusing than Exide Technologies’ efforts to paint itself as the good guy every time it is slammed with a massive violation. The most recent one from the embattled Vernon lead-acid battery recycler is in response to […]

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