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Metro leaders say they want to move faster to implement alternatives to armed policing on the system, but at the same time say they’ve been forced to give more money to law enforcement agencies this year to address “out of control” contract spending.

Some Los Angeles communities actually experienced more traffic violence compared to 2019, especially drivers killing pedestrians.

L.A.’s Venice neighborhood is outside county jurisdiction, but Sheriff Alex Villanueva sent deputies there Tuesday.

Last summer, LAist gave cameras to 12 caregivers in Southern California and invited them to document their lives.

A new study commissioned by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation analyzes the disparities women face in trying to move around the city — and offers some ways to make travel more equitable.

Traffic safety experts and social justice advocates agree that policing pedestrian movement has led to the disproportionate targeting of Black people — and doesn’t actually make streets safer. A new bill headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk aims to change that.

Officials from the Angeles National Forest reported the fire is now 63% contained. All southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway have reopened, Caltrans said this morning, but the northbound right lane remains closed “until later today.”

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A new audit reports L.A.’s sidewalks are suffering from “decades of neglect” and says the city’s repair program is failing to meet the needs of Angelenos.

“I’ve seen things you humans wouldn’t believe. Sunsets on fire on the shoulder of the Griffith Observatory. I’ve watched transplant’s eyes glitter with the promise of Hollywood. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in the rain. Time to buy!”

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 protected left-turn signals to make the Koreatown intersection safer for pedestrians.

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

Starting Feb. 20, bus service will be cut by nearly 12% and fewer trains will run. Metro aims to restore the cuts by June, but its CEO said it’s “not a guarantee.”

“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 getting started.

Despite adopting two initiatives aimed at making L.A. streets safer and more accessible, more people are dying in crashes. A coalition of community advocates are working on a ballot measure to compel the city to follow the street improvement plan it adopted in 2015.

The L.A. Metro project set off a culture clash in Eagle Rock, where car lanes will be removed as part of Metro’s plan to create faster, more reliable transit between the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

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

The goal is to reduce the often inequitable police enforcement of crossing the street. In Los Angeles, nearly a third of citations each year are written to Black pedestrians, who make up about 9% of the city’s population.