On February 2, 2008 LA Cyclists will gather at the Eco-Village for a neighborhood bike ride, all in an effort to get out the vote for Obama.
There are many issues on the table in the upcoming election but when it comes to sustainable communities and intentional living, the campaign noise gets quieter.
In fact, when the […]

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Finally a Councilmember who not only can utter the word “bicycle” but who also promotes it and tries to change the world, one bicycle at a time. Councilmember Eric Garcetti worked to bring new locker and shower facilities to encourage employees to bike to work. Now I’d love to see some bike racks […]

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Stephen wrote an Opinion piece for the LA Times on December 27th, which was edited and cut, so I’m posting the original piece, complete as it was originally submitted:
For almost two decades, Los Angeles has led the nation in traffic congestion, a dubious distinction that results from our collective commitment to getting “from here to […]

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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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I’m a proud card carrying Member of the Screen Actors Guild and I teach a class for actors as part of the SAG Conservatory. The SAG Conservatory classes are held at the American Film Institute (AFI) high atop Western Ave. The campus is beautiful. It’s at the top of the hill and it’s got […]

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I received a message from a friend today on my cell phone and it went something like this:
“Hey Enci, it’s me, reporting on foot. Just coming out of the Metro station. One Less Car on the Road Today.”
What beautiful words these are to me, especially from a friend who drives everywhere. All the drivers […]

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