The LATimes is running a series called “The Big Fix” in the editorial section where they ask “writers and wonks, artists and experts” to address LA’s future and the challenges we face in 2008.
Our good friend, Will Campbell, an intrepid cyclist and prolific wordsmith who represented the cycling community on the Editorial page this past […]

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My favorite part of the Christmas celebration is the tree. I really don’t care for the consumerism aspect of this Holiday season but I love the look and the smell of the pine tree.
I love the decorations of different cultures. Each family has their own history of ornaments. Stores compete for best decorations. […]

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Councilmember Tom LaBonge, the DWP, LADOT and the Department of Rec & Park(ing) have conspired to exclude cyclists from the Griffith Park Festival of Lights.
Little do they realize, “We ARE the Festival!”
Illuminate yourself with your brightest lights, meet at the Mulholland Fountain (Riverside & Los Feliz) @ 7:30 pm, ride at 8:00 pm.
Remember, “We ARE […]

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Photo via Flickr by Peter Hilton
My friend went to the mall a few days ago and was very excited to have finished her holiday shopping early this year. She had a nice evening planned with her boyfriend, who was waiting for her at home with dinner and a movie.
My friend arrived at her street, […]

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Originally posted on LAist by Stephen Box

Los Angeles CityBeat’s Greg Katz asks Tom LaBonge why cyclists can’t ride through the Griffith Park DWP Light Festival and Tom almost completes a sentence before simply dodging and deflecting and offering more hollow promises for the future.

Greg asks “You’re a bike advocate, a Griffith Park advocate, and you […]

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Originally posted on LAist by Stephen Box

For the past two weeks Councilmember Tom LaBonge has been proudly welcoming visitors to the 12th Annual LADWP Holiday Light Festival at Griffith Park, announcing with a straight face that this year’s Festival demonstrates the DWP’s commitment to a “Greener LA.”
Tom deserves credit for maintaining a straight face as […]

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VOICES FROM CHORNOBYL
How much government information can we trust during a national tragedy? VOICES FROM CHORNOBYL, a play based on interviews with survivors of the Chernobyl disaster, asks this and many other questions, which are still pertinent today as the survivors children and grandchildren grew up.
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On Saturday, December 8th, Van Nuys is hosting their First Annual Eco Fest to Feature Roof-Top Solar Tours, Seminars, Food and Music and Family fun.
Jennifer Gill from Wild Women on Wheels (W2ows) has volunteered to lead a “….bike ride to a better world.”
Jennifer will meet you at the entrance of the North Hollywood Red Line […]

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CVC 21202 Suspended for the Month of December?
The LADOT, the DWP, Rec & Park(ing) and Councilmember Tom LaBonge have once again overruled State Law declaring the Griffith Park Festival of Lights to be BICYCLE FREE.
Kim Hughes of the DWP explained that “the LADOT traffic consultants felt that the significant automobile traffic for the Festival of […]

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