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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

3 years

Los Angeles isn’t like La La Land until it is

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3 years

Now everyone is singing along to Kelly Clarkson.

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Here’s an extremely rare sight on an L.A. freeway: lots of people, no cars. “It makes you realize how much of an open space this is when you see how many people can fit on it, especially versus how many cars,” Highland Park resident Shannon Talbot told me.

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I’d been told I was safe, but turns out LA Times management screwed up their own layoff process and decided to send more notices. Got a call from HR last night that I'm being let go.

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6 months

The 110 freeway is car-free this morning, but there’s plenty of traffic. Big turnout of people biking, walking, running, skating and more at ArroyoFest.

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So, a wild update: I've now been told I won't be laid off after all. Our @latguild bargaining committee negotiated to have my notice withdrawn, along with those of other colleagues who got them after the initial round of layoffs.

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2 years

BIG TRANSIT NEWS THREAD: L.A. Metro's board just unanimously approved the North Hollywood-to-Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit project. The 19-mile bus line will serve multiple communities and runs through four cities, connecting the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

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2 years

There she is, folks.

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6 years

Please enjoy this ironic tweet from Disneyland earlier today, before the power outage.

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@RyFons

2 years

The city of L.A. closed the online application form for neighborhood speed humps within 25 minutes of it going live.

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2 years

THREAD: I've been writing about L.A.'s traffic violence for a while now, often speaking to community members and advocates who tell me city leaders are failing miserably to deliver on their supposed number one priority: safety.

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3 months

I'm not sure what else to say, other than that journalism desperately needs public support. The suits may reduce us to numbers on a spreadsheet, but this work is so essential to the communities we serve, even if many people won't realize that until it's gone.

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🧵: When is a fatal crash a murder? Last month, a driver accused of going 104 mph on PCH moments before he killed four college students was charged with murder. I wanted to understand why the consequences for traffic killings vary so drastically. 🔗:

California drivers kill thousands each year, but murder charges are rare. Here’s why

Killing someone with a car is simply viewed differently under the law. Some say that’s created inequities in how drivers are held accountable after a fatal crash.

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3 months

Lots of emotions swirling, but one I'm holding on to right now is pride. I'm proud of my work and our newsletter team and all my colleagues. I know @latguild is fighting like hell to save the jobs they can and help our roughly 100 affected members. I'm in good company. ✊🏼

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6 years

One fish two fish dead fish poo fish

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2 years

In a 12-1 vote, the Los Angeles City Council just approved a new contract to provide more bus shelters across the city. The goal is to address decades of neglect in communities where people rely on buses, but often have no shade or place to sit while experiencing dangerous heat

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2 years

Trains ✅ Traffic ❌

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2 years

THREAD: Two people were killed by drivers on the same Los Angeles street, about 8 miles and 16 months apart. One community got new traffic signals shortly after, but the other community has been waiting 26 months and counting. I wanted to understand why.

Why Do Street Upgrades Take So Long In LA? A Lot Depends On Who Represents Your Neighborhood

More than two years after a 4-year-old girl was killed by a driver while walking to school, her parents are still waiting for the city to install…

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@RyFons

2 years

L.A. Metro's board voted unanimously Thursday to scrap its $6 billion freeway widening plan for the southern section of the 710 Freeway. The decision could signal a larger shift in local transportation policy.

LA Metro Has Scrapped Its 710 Freeway Widening Plan. Here’s What’s Next For The ‘Diesel Death Zone’

The board’s decision comes after decades of studying and planning. Communities along the freeway have long advocated against adding more lanes through…

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6 years

Worth noting amid coverage of all these Southern California wildfires: Nearly 3,000 volunteer inmate firefighters from @CACorrections are either working the fire lines or providing backup in the region. They make an average of $2 per day, with a $1 bonus while in action.

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4 years

Fact: It is 2020. Better fact: These L.A. mountain lion kittens exist.

Record Numbers Of Mountain Lion Kittens Were Born This Summer (And We Have Photos)

Some good news for a change.

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Ryan Fonseca

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1 year

OK, here goes my PERSONAL NEWS thread! Thrilled to share that I've joined the @latimes and will soon be writing the Essential California newsletter.

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2 years

I dug into some local history to explore the origin of L.A.'s pedestrian tunnels. It's a story about traffic violence, auto industry influence and how children were effectively exiled from many public spaces — impacts we still feel on our streets today.

Unearthing LA’s Pedestrian Tunnels And Their Roots In Our History Of Traffic Violence

The underground passages are a symbol of how cars changed Los Angeles and marked the beginning of the end of autonomy for children.

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THREAD: Last month, I visited the pedestrian tunnel under Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, built in 1932, which families still use today to get to Dahlia Heights Elementary. Parents told me it's "essential" for kids because of the way people drive in the neighborhood.

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3 months

Still processing this whirlwind of a week, but I want to express my deep gratitude to @latguild 's leadership for tirelessly fighting for us, to all my colleagues and journalists across the industry who've reached out with so much kindness and support, and...

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I want to keep working in journalism if I can (despite the terrible teeth-kicking across the industry this week). But honestly, I'm exploring all options right now. Any job tips are greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading 🤘🏼🖤 ryanafonseca[@]gmail

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New from me: Gov. Newsom will soon decide whether or not to largely decriminalize "jaywalking" in California. I explored what would change and the historical context around “jaywalking” laws, which disproportionately impact Black pedestrians.

Everyone 'Jaywalks,' But Black Pedestrians Are Disproportionately Cited. Will California 'Decrimi...

Traffic safety experts and social justice advocates agree that policing pedestrian movement has led to the disproportionate targeting of Black people —…

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1 year

What might Los Angeles look like without its freeways? @latimes "Image" editors asked artists to reimagine the roadways as reclaimed public and natural spaces.

Now is not the time to be scared. It is time to consider an L.A. free of the freeways

If we said when you woke up tomorrow that the 10, the 91, the 118 freeways and the East L.A. Interchange had vanished, would you dare to look directly at the brave new world?

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3 years

THREAD: In Los Angeles, more than 100 people are regularly killed by drivers each year while walking. In 2019, one of those victims was 4-year-old Alessa Fajardo.

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4 years

My latest on the way we talk about traffic collisions and why it matters. What is actually happening when a person driving a car injures or kills a person walking or biking? It's a nuanced, murky headspace, but I tried to wade through it.

'Car Accident' Or 'Traffic Violence'? The Way We Talk About Crashes Is Evolving

New research shows the effect police language and media narratives have on how we perceive who's to blame when a driver kills a pedestrian.

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@RyFons

2 years

ICYMI: Cars are now banned from a section of Griffith Park that drivers frequently use to avoid freeway traffic. It’s a test phase in the city's plan to make the popular park safer and more accessible for people walking, biking and riding horses.

Why Cars Are Now Banned From A Section Of Griffith Park

Drivers frequently use Griffith Park Drive to avoid freeway traffic. Their cut-through route is now closed to cars, but open for people to walk, bike and…

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@RyFons

2 years

The Leimert Park Station is open!

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3 months

OK, I'll bite what is "code"

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2 years

THREAD: Every October, Los Angeles and other cities across the U.S. celebrate Walk to School Day. For me, October is the month 4-year-old Alessa Fajardo set out for school with her mother Erica in Koreatown but never made it to class.

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1 year

Way more shade provided in the replies below.

StreetsblogLA

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At press event for new @LADOTofficial @cd1losangeles bus stop shade/light structure “la sombrita” at 3rd & Union

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Need to update my resume to note that I'll brave the ocean waves, slide down icy mountains, hang with hundreds of fellow Ryans and bike on a freeway to tell a good California story. There's so many more I hope to tell.✌️🏼

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Ryan Fonseca

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6 years

Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose, the LA County coroner's office says. He had seven different drugs in his system, including fentanyl and oxycodone.

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2 years

Another A+ homepage banner on @LAist dot com

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... to all the readers sharing their appreciation for our work. You've all been beacons during this dark month. 🖤

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6 months

Some wheels-on-the-ground reporting from the 110 Freeway this morning. 🚲

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4 years

Street safety advocates staged a die-in on the steps of L.A. City Hall this morning, calling on Mayor Garcetti and city leaders to do more to protect pedestrians and cyclists.

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4 years

Does the person checking your fare at the Metro station need to be armed? L.A. County's transit system joins the growing number of cities and agencies — spurred by the national outcry against police brutality and racism — rethinking public safety.

LA Metro Leaders Want To Rethink Policing On The County's Transit System

An upcoming motion seeks to develop programs and policies that would shift resources from armed law enforcement in favor of unarmed, care-based approaches.

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4 years

My latest on efforts to rethink the LAPD's role in traffic safety. I dove deep to explore how systemic racism + political shortfalls have undermined L.A.'s goal of ending traffic violence — and how some cities have made progress by taking steps L.A. is not

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

10 months

(Mostly) curb-protected bike lane nearing completion on Union St. in Pasadena. Took a little test ride today.

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2 months

"what Measure HLA’s victory now shows is that the loudest voices don’t necessarily represent what Angelenos actually want. Voters support safe streets."

Editorial: Measure HLA win shows Angelenos really do want walkable, bikeable, safer streets

Los Angeles leaders sat on the city's ambitious Mobility Plan for years, fearing political pushback to bike, bus and pedestrian improvements. But the overwhelming support for Measure HLA demonstrates...

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2 years

THREAD: Traffic violence continues to surge in L.A. LAPD data show 294 people were killed in crashes on city streets in 2021. That's the most since 2003, according to LADOT. More than half of the victims were pedestrians or cyclists killed by drivers.

2021 Was The Deadliest Year For LA Crashes In Nearly 20 Years. How Did It Get So Bad?

Safety advocates say the surge in traffic violence clearly shows the city is failing its commitment to make streets safer.

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2 months

Early morning results show Measure HLA support is maintaining a strong lead. This outcome is a big deal. It marks a public reckoning for the city after years of failing to deliver on goals to make its streets safer and more pleasant to navigate outside a car.

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3 months

Want to add how grateful I am to Essential California's legions of readers. If you've subscribed to, read or shared our newsletter and the reporting featured in it, THANK YOU! It's been a thrill to write about the Golden State in all its beauty and flaws and paradoxes.

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2 years

A few months after Alessa's death, LADOT recommended new traffic signals designed to make the intersection safer for pedestrians. Now, three years later, they still have not been installed. I wanted to understand why the community continues to wait.

3 Years After A Driver Killed A Young Girl, Koreatown Residents Are Still Waiting For New Traffic...

Alessa Fajardo, 4, was killed by a driver while walking to school in 2019. Three years and three councilmembers later, new signals have not been installed.

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3 months

We’re used to covering protests. Well, well, well how the turntables

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2 years

Hey LA: If you do not own a car — either for financial or idealogical reasons — and have thoughts about Gov. Newsom's gas price relief plan, I'd like to hear from you: rfonseca @laist .com

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3 years

BUS THREAD: Here's what L.A. Metro's bus-only lanes could look like on Colorado Boulevard through the heart of Eagle Rock. This first video shows the one-lane design option. We're heading eastbound toward Eagle Rock Blvd. (first major intersection) and ending at Townsend Ave.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

8 months

Now do cars.

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8 months

This was a fun one. I went to the Ryan Rave, which is exactly what it sounds like: hundreds of Ryans met up to party in DTLA. There was only one rule: No Bryans / Brians allowed.

At the ‘dumb’ and ‘wholesome’ Ryan Rave, everyone belongs — and everyone’s Ryan

It is exactly what it sounds like: hundreds of people named Ryan gathered to party. I was one of them.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

2 years

In Leimert Park for the grand opening of the K Line. The trains are set to start running around noon. To celebrate, the entire @metrolosangeles system will be free to ride all weekend.

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7 years

Good downpour right now @csunorthridge . These two Canadians seem unfazed though.

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5 years

Two new fires have broken out in Ventura County, per @VCFD_PIO . #LynnFire is burning toward Hillcrest and Ventura Park Road. #RockyFire is burning at 118 Fwy near Rocky Peak and Ventura / LA County line

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6 years

Some personal news: I will be joining the digital team at KPCC in Pasadena next month. I'm beyond thrilled, especially given today's news about the return of LAist, which demonstrates KPCC's continued commitment to vital community journalism. Stay tuned!

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Ryan Fonseca

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2 years

1/ Roughly two months after @CrosswalksLA painted DIY crosswalks at the intersection of Romaine Street and Serrano Avenue in East Hollywood, an L.A. work crew has removed them. (Video courtesy Crosswalks Collective LA)

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8 months

Two-way bike lane on Union St., mostly buffered by curbs and car parking, is officially open in Pasadena. 🚲

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Ryan Fonseca

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6 years

Here's what the @ladailynews office looked like after the Northridge earthquake 24 years ago today. They still got the paper out.

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@RyFons

7 years

"It's a disgrace." — Reporter noticing there are leftover donuts in the newsroom after 3 p.m. 🍩 @OHnewsroom #PartyLikeAJournalist

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2 years

A northern stretch of Griffith Park Drive is now permanently closed to cars. The car ban is the first phase of a larger plan to make the park safer for people to walk, bike, ride horses and otherwise enjoy the public space. More on that:

That Car Ban In Griffith Park Is Now Permanent — And More Road Changes Are On The Way

Compared to the vast road network in L.A., the short span of asphalt that’s closed to cars is pretty minor. But safety advocates are celebrating it as a…

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2 years

L.A.'s newly opened 6th Street Viaduct has bike lanes, but several cyclists I talked to said they're far from "protected." City officials told me they were designed to be "permeable." I took a trip to the new bridge and tried to unpack the safety issues.

LA’s New 6th Street Bridge Has Bike Lanes, But Will They Protect Cyclists?

Safety advocates say plastic posts and rubber strips won’t keep cyclists safe from dangerous drivers. They’re also concerned about the lack of bike…

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Ryan Fonseca

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4 years

Meanwhile, in the High Desert

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Ryan Fonseca

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5 years

NPS spox @SantaMonicaMtns says mountain lion P-42 was found this morning, along with the last of four bobcats in the region. 👇 P-74, the newest puma in the local NPS study, is still missing. His last GPS collar check-in was last Friday in an area the #WoolseyFire burned through

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1 year

Blown away by the number of responses from readers about making public transit free. Almost at 2,000 submissions! Here's a small sampling of what Californians think.

We asked if public transit should be free. Hundreds of you answered

Readers have sent in more than 1,700 responses (and counting). Overwhelmingly, you believe free transit is the way to go.

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@RyFons

6 years

What could possibly go wrong with a site where anybody anywhere can decide what facts they like and don’t like and use that to judge the journalists who report those facts?

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Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication. Thinking of calling it Pravda …

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A 3-month-old baby was killed by a driver who'd racked up close to 100 speeding tickets and had his license suspended. Great reporting from @StreetsblogNYC on the incredible lack of accountability from local governments to stop dangerous drivers.

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2 years

Council President Nury Martinez said City Hall has failed communities "day-in and day-out," particularly where many residents rely on walking, biking + transit. "I am embarrassed and ashamed that since 2015, we've only been able to build 3% of the mobility plan. It is shameful."

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8 months

Helluva glow up, Union Street.

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3 months

I'm struggling to find the words. So many LA Times colleagues I admire as journalists and people are having their lives upended. The lack of their reporting and unique voices will be felt in the communities they worked so hard to cover and represent. Just horrible.

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2 years

This was in response to a swell of community action, sparked by the city's abysmal inaction to follow its own plan to make streets safer (actually, one of a few plans with overlapping goals).

Will LA Follow Through On Its Mobility Plan? Voters Could Decide That In 2024

The city set a goal to start prioritizing safe space for people walking, biking and taking transit. But the city has so far failed to implement it.

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Another noteworthy issue: LADOT is vastly understaffed, especially within the teams that are supposed to address traffic violence and active transportation.

‘A Threat To Public Safety’: LA’s Street Improvement Programs Are Severely Understaffed

New funding proposed for the city’s initiative to end traffic deaths falls far short of what's needed.

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3 years

Starting Oct. 1, more than a million K-12 and community college students in L.A. County can ride public transit for free ( @metrolosangeles and more). It's the first phase of Metro's exploration of a fareless system, which is still very much TBD:

Free Transit Is Coming For Many LA County K-12 And Community College Students. Here’s What To Expect

Not all students in L.A. County will be able to take part in the program — and bus fare collection for non-student riders will resume in 2022.

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2 years

"I have seen DOT fight like hell to get these projects done over the past few years to have council members stop their projects, to have other departments slow things down, to have their funding requests not honored."

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That concept wasn't always so difficult to grasp. I dove into the L.A. Times archives and found instances in the 1910s and '20s where drivers who killed someone were decried as “murderous speed maniacs" who operated "death cars."

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1 year

This tweet and the response to it perfectly sums up the state of traffic violence and the frustrations from communities that want safer streets.

LADOT

@LADOTofficial

1 year

Yesterday we joined @CD5LosAngeles in unveiling a memorial sign at Olympic and Overland to honor Monique Muñoz, whose life was taken too soon by an act of speeding on our streets. This sign serves as a reminder to drivers to slow down and practice safe driving behavior.

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Los Angeles has a few different plans to create safer, more equitable streets, but has little to show for them so far. A coalition of community groups is asking voters to make city leaders follow through on one in particular.

Activists Say LA Is Barely Following Its Plan To Improve Streets. They Want Voters To Make Them

Despite adopting two initiatives aimed at making L.A. streets safer and more accessible, more people are dying in crashes. A coalition of community…

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2 years

A couple examples of that, courtesy @StreetsblogLA :

Cedillo Kills Approved North Figueroa Bike Lanes Citing "Safety" Reasons - Streetsblog Los Angeles

As a candidate, Gil Cedillo pledged his support for the approved road diet bike lanes on North Figueroa Street. Once elected, Los Angeles City Councilmember Cedillo maintained that he was listening...

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6 months

🔗: “LAist correspondent Josie Huang has reached a $700,000 settlement with L.A. County after she was thrown to the ground, pinned, handcuffed and arrested by sheriff’s deputies while documenting a 2020 arrest during a protest in Lynwood.”

Settlement With LAist Correspondent Would Be Among Largest For Media Rights Violations During...

Josie Huang was arrested and injured by L.A. Sheriff's deputies while covering a 2020 protest. If approved by the Board of Supervisors, she will be…

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1 year

. @dril talked to @TaylorLorenz about the state of Twitter and it's as Dril as you'd hope.

Twitter king Dril on Musk’s chaotic reign

The ‘patron saint of the internet’ tells The Post he’ll never pay for verification but will learn to code if Musk offers him a job.

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2 years

Councilmember Koretz Kills 'Uplift Melrose' Safe Streets Project - Streetsblog Los Angeles

Koretz got assists from the city's Fire and Police Departments and Fix the City

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6 months

"Over the last 10 years, CalTrans has counted more than 4,000 collisions along PCH in Malibu, with the primary causes speeding and improper turns..." Another example of how normalized this carnage is and how preventable these four women's deaths were.

'Enraged': PCH crash is focus of emotional Malibu council meeting, where speakers demand change

Nearly 30 people spoke at Monday’s emotional Malibu City Council meeting, expressing grief and anger about the deadly danger posed by a stretch of PCH.

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Ryan Fonseca

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4 months

Still processing this week's devastating and disappointing news. But I could not be prouder to be part of @latguild and stand united with all my incredible newsroom colleagues.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

5 years

THREAD: @laist has no shortage of curious readers, and one recently asked us to look into why so many elevators in L.A. have expired safety permits, so I did. I did not set out to write 2,300 words about elevator safety, but that's what happened.

Dear LAist: Why Does It Seem Every Elevator In LA Has An Expired Safety Permit?

Nearly half of the elevators in the city are past due for a yearly inspection. But statistically, elevators are exceptionally safe.

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3 years

So I met with her family. I visited the road where she was killed. I spoke with LAPD + LADOT about the collision. I pored over the litany of safety improvements previously planned for the streets where she died — but not yet put in place. Here's my story:

Death In A Crosswalk: The Killing Of A 4-Year-Old Shows LA's Failure To Stop Traffic Violence

A preschooler was killed while walking to school with her mother in Koreatown. Who is responsible?

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Ryan Fonseca

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In council chambers Wednesday, several of L.A.'s elected leaders, who decide which safety projects do and don't happen in their respective districts, acknowledged these failures and vowed to do better.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

4 years

The NYT's piece on Echo Park is very on-brand in that it is very bad, but it also clearly knows its target audience: East Coast transplants of means looking to buy homes in L.A.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

2 years

So, a lot of talk about accountability yesterday. But Angelenos will have to wait a little longer (maybe until March 2024, when an ordinance to force that accountability goes to voters) to see if anything will actually be different this time.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

2 years

THREAD: Getting crosswalks and other street safety upgrades can take a while in Los Angeles. One group is done waiting and decided to paint their own crosswalks in East Hollywood, proclaiming: "The city doesn't keep us safe, so we keep us safe."

Angelenos Are Taking Street Safety Into Their Own Hands With DIY Crosswalks

“The city doesn't keep us safe, so we keep us safe," a secretive group proclaimed after painting crossings in East Hollywood. They say they’re just…

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

1 year

👋🏼

Samantha Melbourneweaver

@SamanthaMVB

1 year

BIG NEWS!!! We've got a new writer for the @latimes flagship newsletter Essential California 🐻🌴🌞 Welcome @RyFons to his new gig by subscribing 😉

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Ryan Fonseca

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New from me: In the roughly 6 years since L.A. launched its Vision Zero program to end traffic deaths by 2025, city streets have become even deadlier — especially for pedestrians. L.A.'s leaders have directed the city controller to audit the program.

After Years Of Rising Traffic Violence, LA Will Audit Its Vision Zero Program

More than six years into the program, L.A.’s streets have become even deadlier, especially for people walking.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

3 months

Spoke with Jeanie Ward-Waller ( @jeanww ), formerly of Caltrans, about why state and local transportation agencies continue to widen freeways despite climate goals and a mountain of studies showing we can't build our way out of traffic.

We can’t widen our way out of traffic congestion. So why are we still adding lanes?

California's approach to freeway expansions is a paradox. Can we handle the potential solution?

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

3 months

👋🏼 A little context on Measure HLA 🧵 L.A. leaders have adopted multiple plans aimed at making streets safer, especially for people walking. But as @racheluranga notes, they've mostly been treated as aspirational guides, not actions to fully commit to.

Your guide to Los Angeles' citizen ballot Measure HLA: Mobility plan

The citizen-sponsored ballot measure would mandate that L.A. implement its own street plan to add bike lanes and pedestrian- and transit-friendly improvements.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

6 years

LAT's guild puts tronc's top brass on blast

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

3 years

I also talked to safety advocates, city officials and legal experts about how we got here and why L.A. has failed to fix its deadly streets. Here are several key takeaways from my reporting.

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

2 years

Councilmember @kdeleon said he disagreed, to which Bonin responded: "Well, I've been here and I've been watching it. And I've seen councilmembers stop the projects. And I've seen the budgets that didn't get their projects approved."

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

8 months

The Ryan-Verse is everything everywhere all at once this week 🤘🏼

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

2 years

"In 2015, the city passed its visionary mobility plan. But we never put a strategy [in place] to ensure that the multiple city departments that work on the public right-of-way were actually going to implement it." — @CD6Nury

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Ryan Fonseca

@RyFons

6 years

So. #ThomasFire #CreekFire #SkirballFire #RyeFire and now #LilacFire #LibertyFire

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