byStephanie RiverainCity
Opponents of a ballot measure that allowed the city to charge its Water Department for use of city-owned pipelines filed a complaint with the state against elected leaders, charging they sent political mailers to voters ahead of the June...
byJason RuizinNews
The controversial Measure M saw over 53 percent of the nearly 40,000 ballots tabulated as of Wednesday morning vote in favor of codifying the practice which could potentially save the city’s law makers from having to dramatically adjust future...
byBrian AddisoninOpinion, Transit
Photo by Brian Addison. Measure M was a huge win for transit advocates. Huge. And the people of LA County agreed—in fact, 71 percent of them agreed to tax themselves in order to better prepare for the needs of the future...
byLongbeachize StaffinTransit
Photos by Baktaash Sorkhabi. Scroll through gallery above. Last night, hundreds turned out to listen to Mayor and recently appointed Metro Los Angeles Board Member Robert Garcia discuss his hopes and plans for the powerful position that oversees countywide...
byBrian AddisoninTransit
Photo by Brian Addison. The recent appointment of Mayor Robert Garcia to the Metro Board is not a small thing. It’s huge news—and not just for urbanerds and transit geeks but for Long Beach and the region. And now, the...
byDamien NewtoninTransit
Photo by Brian Addison. There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout the county. For all of the transit, mobility,...
byDamien NewtoninPublic Transit
Photo by Brian Addison. There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout the county. For all of the transit, mobility,...
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