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Pro: transit, active transportation, sustainability, justice, livable cities, native plants, Westwood Greenway. Civil litigator & local historian. 🚲🌿

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The UK arresting Andrew.

South Korea tossing their wannabe dictator in jail for life.

John Roberts better be getting a really nice Edible Arrangement from the White House.

19.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 22713 πŸ” 3997 πŸ’¬ 530 πŸ“Œ 152

One reason I subscribe to @latimes.com is @uclaathletics.bsky.social coverage. Now Bruin reporter Ben Bolch (and others) went to the California Post (a California version of Murdoch's right-wing New York Post). Bruin coverage is now AP copy with no insight into the program. Do better, LA Times.

18.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#ElonMusk @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

14.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair usersβ€”but they don't have to be "You can't physically move. You can't do anything."

The failure of even some of the best-resourced cities to adequately clear snow so that disabled people with mobility devices can safely get around is both an infrastructure failure and a policy choice, leaving those people stuck in one area and stripping them of their autonomy.

03.02.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
South Carolina's Freeway for Bikes (It Makes Millions!)
South Carolina's Freeway for Bikes (It Makes Millions!) YouTube video by Road Guy Rob

I wish more areas had this sort of vision. youtu.be/NxGYs8kHxw4?...

19.01.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are lots of car facilities I truly hate - slip lanes are near the top of my list

15.01.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.

Link: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

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Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says | CBC News While many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case.

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

31.10.2025 22:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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California quietly kills e-bike voucher program, funnels funds into cars instead California’s ambitious statewide electric bicycle incentive program is officially dead – and it didn’t even get a funeral. After years...

Overwhelming demand for people wanting not to be stuck driving - but the Air Resources Board kills the program in favor of cars that still pollute our air.

electrek.co/2025/10/31/c...

31.10.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A new bike-lane sweeper, with a set of googly eyes, debuts on Hollywood Boulevard East Hollywood β€” Hollywood Boulevard has a new street sweeper, just for the bike lanes.

A different kind of training ride: "Doing the pedaling will be Kayla Hankins, a recent UCLA graduate who is training to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in the track sprint cycling event."

17.10.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

14.10.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 17173 πŸ” 4703 πŸ’¬ 461 πŸ“Œ 160
Triptych image. Left: a teacher points to a chalkboard that says β€œ1492 Columbus Discovers America.” Middle: aerial view of a Mississippian mound surrounded by village huts and forest. Right: modern Indigenous woman in beige shirt, smiling gently. Text reads: β€œOur teachers taught us what they were given,” β€œBut what if they were only handed part of the story?” and β€œColumbus shouldn’t be a blindfold β€” he should be a bridge.”

Triptych image. Left: a teacher points to a chalkboard that says β€œ1492 Columbus Discovers America.” Middle: aerial view of a Mississippian mound surrounded by village huts and forest. Right: modern Indigenous woman in beige shirt, smiling gently. Text reads: β€œOur teachers taught us what they were given,” β€œBut what if they were only handed part of the story?” and β€œColumbus shouldn’t be a blindfold β€” he should be a bridge.”

Columbus shouldn’t be a blindfold β€” he should be a bridge.
Indigenous civilizations built cities, calendars, and cultures long before 1492.
Reevaluation isn’t betrayal. It’s connection.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #ThinkAgainNotAgainst #Cahokia #HistoricalTruth #ReevaluationIsRespect

13.10.2025 17:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I sometimes feel like I'm punching down to make that point, but acknowledgements strike me as myopic. And empty words.

26.08.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contributor: How many kids must die before L.A. makes streets safer? After 14 years of meetings and plans, the city failed to upgrade a dangerous Koreatown intersection with enhanced crosswalks and other improvements. Now a 9-year-old boy is dead.

The crash that killed nine year old Nadir Gavarrete two weeks ago in Koreatown was entirely preventable. The city has a plan and has been working to implement it for *14 years*

My latest in the @latimes.com:

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

14.08.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Good evening:

14.07.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 4787 πŸ” 974 πŸ’¬ 204 πŸ“Œ 58
La Ballona Township – Cheviot Hills History

I grew up near Townships, like Michigan’s Bloomfield Township. LA had townships, too. Midwestern 6x6 mile townships came from the federal Land Ordinance of 1785. California's were created at the county level, like LA County's La Ballona Township. www.cheviothillshistory.org/home/miscell...

13.07.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember Barnes City in West LA? Probably not β€” it left town with the circus Barnes City was created 100 years ago. And then it disappeared, one of L.A.'s shortest-lived municipalities. What happened to it?

One of my favorite old-Westside stories.

laist.com/news/la-hist...

12.07.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla becomes desperate with Cybertruck, launches biggest discount yet Tesla has announced that it now offers interest-free loans on the Cybertruck until the end of the month. The move...

"Tesla is truly looking like the blackberry of the EV age"

electrek.co/2025/06/05/t...

06.06.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: New video shows tussle between Rep. Nadler staffer and federal officers Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office has shared hours of surveillance footage with Gothamist showing U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers handcuffing a staffer.

gothamist.com/news/exclusi...

05.06.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 260 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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Guest Post: BAC member Jonathan Weiss explains California law on riding side-by-side - BikinginLA One of the most frequently misunderstood laws governing bicycling is the right to ride two or more abreast, both by bicyclists and β€”Β especially β€”Β law enforcement. Police too often misinterpret the req...

I was so excited about the picture that I messed up and didn't link my article. bikinginla.com/2015/11/04/g...

09.05.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the most frequently misunderstood laws governing bicycling is the right to ride two or more abreast, both by bicyclists and β€”Β especially β€”Β law enforcemen…

05.05.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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GM’s Gas Station-Like DC Fast Chargers Are Now In Over 25 States GM Energy partnered with Pilot Company and EVgo to install thousands of 350 kW DC fast chargers on major travel corridors in the U.S.

About time! I've driven an EV across country several times. Most places have nothing we're used to at gas stations. No shade, nothing to clean the windows, no trash cans. It's like they forget we're driving cars - plus were stuck there longer!

insideevs.com/news/754646/...

26.03.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯Rep. Deluzio isn’t buying VA Secretary Doug Collins’ BS.

How do you deliver care while cutting 80,000 staff? You don’t.

This is a blatant push to privatize the VAβ€”costing more, with less oversight, and screwing Veterans out of the specialized care they earned.

17.03.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 872 πŸ” 365 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 15

Cheaters gonna cheat.

01.03.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beverly Hills reconfigured a bike lane and sidewalk by a construction site with a K rail barrier protecting people walking but not those cycling.

27.02.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla Cybertruck Banned And Seized By Police In The U.K. The Cybertruck has a cult following in the U.S., but safety issues such as excessive size and acceleration and sharp edges make the Tesla illegal on U.K. roads.

Some of the safety issues.

β€œconcerns exist around the safety of other road users or pedestrians if they were involved in a collision with the Cybertruck.”

"sharp edges make the car a pedestrian hazard"

www.forbes.com/sites/peterl...

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Somewhat relieved to be following the weather radar rather than the fire maps.

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