Tag Archives: Metropolitan Transportation Authority

My Sunday Column: Democracy wins a round — How the County’s 87 Cities (Not LA) Found Common Ground in a Storm

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

The setting was beautiful: a hill high above the intersection of the Santa Monica (10) and Long Beach (710) freeways, with panoramic views of downtown L.A. and much of the San Gabriel Valley, even on this dark and misty Thursday … Continue reading →

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The Perversion of Democracy, Part One: Derail Measure J, the 60-Year Transit Tax — It’s Highway Robbery

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Let me be the first to formally oppose what is now Measure J on the ballot in November, the sequel to 2008′s Measure R that was supposed to raise $40 million from a 1/2 percent sales tax increase for highway … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election, 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, LA County, Los Angeles, Transportation | Tagged , , , | 31 Comments

Come Again, Carmageddon: Leadership, Planning, Civility Ease Congestion — Who Knew?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have nothing better to do with your time and want some amusement, tune into CNBC at 8 a.m. Tuesday when I’ll be talking about media mogul Rupert Murdoch who is facing a Parliamentary committee in London … Continue reading →

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Garcetti-style Democracy and the Phantom $300 Million in Savings

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Doing the job our own media so totally ignores, the New York Times offers a takeout on the travesty of our leadership’s plans for costly subway and rail projects while slashing bus services to the transit dependent.even as we have … Continue reading →

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Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty political slogans put forward for the mayor’s political advantage without any intention or ability to deliver them. You … Continue reading →

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Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty political slogans put forward for the mayor’s political advantage without any intention or ability to deliver them. You … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: MTA Can Build the Subway to the Sea, All Right, But Which Sea?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

The more Bruno reads about the MTA, the more he’s convinced the Subway to the Sea might just end up at the Atlantic – if it gets built at all.   The Dog Trainer this morning had an uncharacteristically cogent … Continue reading →

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