Andrew Jelmert was killed by a driver while biking in Griffith Park because our city leaders prioritize cars even inside parks. Sign the petition demanding that Griffith Park be a safe place for cyclists and pedestrians. #ParksAreForPeople
Andrew Jelmert was killed by a driver while biking in Griffith Park because our city leaders prioritize cars even inside parks. Sign the petition demanding that Griffith Park be a safe place for cyclists and pedestrians. #ParksAreForPeople
Sheriff Villanueva refuses to cooperate with the civilian oversight commission. Add your name in support of a ballot measure to increase oversight of the LA sheriff’s office. This measure would allow the impeachment and removal of the sheriff.
If your child is absent from school for any reason in California, the school is docked a fee per day. This is not a reasonable way to fund (or unfund) education. Sign the petition in support of SB830, which would fund public schools based on enrollment. Sign the petition here.
Sign the petition in support of Francisca Trigueros, a custodian at USC for more than two decades. She was arrested after finding a lost backpack and putting it in a closet for safekeeping. Read more here.
Donate $5 if you can to @EunissesH running for City Council in CD1. 47 days left until the June 7 primary; since Eunisses is the only challenger, there will be no general election. It’s time to rally for a progressive LA City Council! Donate here.
The Metro board has adopted most of the community’s Beautiful Boulevard proposal for Eagle Rock, including dedicated bus lanes. But they need to adopt the rest. Please use the toolkit to send another note to Metro and Councilmember de León: https://eaglerockforward.org/take-action
Use @CalBike‘s toolkit to tell the Assembly Transportation Committee to support six bills for pedestrian and cyclist safety. One would decriminalize jaywalking; another would require a head start for pedestrians before traffic can move. View the toolkit here.
Tell Metro not to increase the freeway budget. Email boardclerk@metro.net (subject: public comment item 3): “Last year you increased the highway budget 80%; this year 30%, all while decreasing the transit budget. Do the reverse.” Add your zip and (optional) bus line.