Notices tagged with losangeles

LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 14-May-2022 12:49:40 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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@clacke

> A Supreme Court that doesn't give a damn what the public wants ... is exactly what a Supreme Court is for, actually.

I agree.

> the reason there is partisan court seat stacking etc is that the SCOTUS cares too much what the people or rather what the people's representatives think.

I disagree. It is that absent support for the ruling party's "correct" interpretations, a court nominee will not be confirmed.

> It's the politicization of everything.

Correct. And, as we know, politics ruins everything it touches.

> the US appoints some of its District Attorneys by popular vote and that's just super weird for a role that is supposed to be administrative, meritocratic, bureaucratic.

Yes, I agree. The DA role is normally at county-level, so each county that does this should reconsider, including #Los_Angeles County in #SoCal. On the other hand, one has no idea what sort of back-room deals would be made in an appointed DA situation. But overall, I think appointment would be better.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 27-Mar-2022 22:48:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://pedestrianobservations.com/2022/03/26/no-federal-aid-to-transit-operations-please/ [pedestrianobservations com]

The author argues against federal subsidies for public transit operating costs.

But I cannot fully agree: on the East Coast, people use public transit and avoid automobile ownership. The West Coast, with wider streets and no separate commuter train infrastructure, is the opposite. There, people use public transit primarily because they do not own a vehicle.

Break even requirements (e.g., that the system's operating costs should be covered by fares) mean that unprofitable routes are closed, or at least that they only run during peak hours. I've been the person who had to walk 8 miles home after work because the bus stopped running after a certain time.

With the #Los_Angeles Metro bus and train system, this was such a problem that cities in the #SGV San Gabriel Valley formed Foothill Transit to fund extended operating hours on bus routes in their area.

Now, I do think that most areas' transit system operations should be funded by fares, possibly supplemented with state and local tax funds. The inefficiency that the author notes is probably inescapable unless we turn our urban transit over to private companies ... and even then, it could only work if we do not require the same things we require of our city-operated / county-operated transit systems (cover almost the whole area with hourly service during certain time periods; try to keep fares stable)

I think the author writes from the perspective of Boston.
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1. No Federal Aid to Transit Operations, Please
  
  from Alon Levy
  
  This is the third in a series of four posts about the poor state of political transit advocacy in the United States, following posts about the Green Line Extension in metro Boston and free public t…
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 20-Mar-2022 12:56:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
https://abc7news.com/azusa-aircraft-crash-angeles-national-forest/11665657/ [abc7news com]

#Los_Angeles County Sheriff Department helicopter crashes in San Gabriel Mountains, 6 injured. !SoCal #LASD

2nd police chopper crash this year in #SoCal.
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1. Los Angeles County sheriff helicopter crashes in Angeles National Forest in Southern California
  
  from @abc7newsbayarea
  
  A Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter crashed in the Angeles National Forest on Saturday, injuring five people on board, including deputies and a doctor.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Feb-2022 19:20:33 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Hockey is plenty popular. There are even teams in #SoCal ( #Los_Angeles and #Anaheim ).

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 02-Jan-2022 10:43:16 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
#California Governor Gavin Newsom declares emergency in 20 counties, including #San_Bernardino, #Orange, #Los_Angeles https://nu.federati.net/url/284267 [www kvcrnews org]

!SoCal
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1. Governor Newsom Declares Storm-Related State of Emergency for San Bernardino County
  
  from https://www.kvcrnews.org/people/jonathan-linden
  
  Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsome declared a state of emergency for 20 counties, including San Bernardino.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Oct-2021 21:56:50 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
During high rainfall events, the #Los_Angeles sewers overflow the sewage processing plants and carry untreated sewage into the Pacific Ocean. There are some areas where beaches and other seaside areas have been closed to the public since the 1970s.

I am not aware of any initiative by the City or the County of Los Angeles to build sewage staging areas to mitigate this … but I now live about 100 miles away, so I may have just missed it.

This is relevant because there was a heavy rain event within the past few days (possibly ongoing ... I haven't had time to check !SoCal weather)

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Oct-2021 02:28:30 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Los_Angeles #Dodgers won tonight. #Atlanta #Braves still lead the best of 7 National League Championship Series 2 games to 1.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 05-Aug-2021 18:22:41 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

We saw smoke here from a fire near #Los_Angeles, but I'm not sure which fire it was.

I remember when "wildfire" was just a popular song, not a way of life.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 03-Jun-2021 19:21:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Also, this area of #SoCal isn’t great for bicycles. The roads aren’t designed with anyone except automobile drivers in mind. Both sidewalks and bicycle lanes are few and far between. (Not that bicyclists should ride on sidewalks, except in places where the two are combined.) Also, a big chunk of the population works 100 miles away in the #Los_Angeles area, so they are accustomed to speeding and swerving in and out of traffic.

Even as a pedestrian, there are certain intersections where near misses are a common occurence.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 19-May-2021 06:37:21 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdJyUCR5qkk

Fed up with #Los_Angeles’ inaction on homelessness, Elvis Summers started building tiny homes, where homeless people can live and keep their stuff.

At the very moment the City was announcing yet another ten year plan to “fix” homelessness, the police and sanitation departments were seizing people’s tiny houses.

!SoCal
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1. Elvis and the Tiny Homes
  
  After learning that his neighbor "Smokie", an elderly Grandma, lives outside, Elvis Summers starts his mission of building Tiny Homes for homeless people in ...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Apr-2021 00:21:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
It mostly affected a very small area in the #SoCal City of Downey, though the alert (accidentally?) was sent to all of #Los_Angeles County.

I did throw “Downey gas leak” into DDG and Google, but no links tell whether the situation is resolved yet.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 08-Apr-2021 21:07:51 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Parent group sues #Los_Angeles school district to force quick and full reopening https://www.dailynews.com/2021/04/08/lausd-hit-with-another-school-reopening-lawsuit/ [www dailynews com]

#SoCal #COVID-19
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1. LAUSD hit with another school reopening lawsuit
  
  from gqlshare
  
  The Los Angeles Unified School District has been hit with another lawsuit over its school reopening plan, a week after another group of parents sued the district and local teachers union over simil…
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 08-Apr-2021 13:13:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Good morning and #TZAG! The weather in #Los_Angeles #CA is 56F and clear at 06:15. It should reach 72F this afternoon.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Apr-2021 00:27:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

There was an #earthquake of M4.0 size around 04:44 this morning in Lennox (near #Los_Angeles in #SoCal). No reported damage.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Apr-2021 18:00:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
!SoCal The air quality today in #Los_Angeles County. The mountains to the East are almost invisible due to the haze. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/280529
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 02-Apr-2021 00:26:33 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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Did the employee's performance evaluation, submitted it just as the site went down. Two hours later, I was able to confirm that the eval submitted properly.

Also, both the eastbound #I-10 and the eastbound #SR-60 in #Los_Angeles are congested to the point that traffic is moving at 10MPH or less. I think the 10 was moving faster than the 60.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 01-Apr-2021 00:51:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#distance-learning https://news.yahoo.com/report-learning-loss-data-shows-120100681.html [news yahoo com]

https://nu.federati.net/url/280505 [www the74million org]

40K #Los_Angeles high school students are off track to graduate as students receive less than two hours per day of live online instruction.

Also: court docs show that LAUSD teachers unions won concessions that limited live instruction time
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1. Court Documents Reveal How L.A. Teachers Union Gained Upper Hand in Pandemic Negotiations, Limiting Instruction Time
  
  from Andy Brownstein
  
  As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepares to reopen elementary schools for the first time in 13 months, recently released court documents show that while the district pushed for more instructional time for students earlier this year, the union successfully bargained for a reduced teacher workday — and a lot more of what it […]
2. Report: Learning Loss Data Shows 40,000 Los Angeles High School Students Off Track to Graduate
  
  Forty thousand high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are at risk of not graduating — including 6,000 this year — according to a new analysis that tracks the effects of school closures on students in the nation’s second largest district. In middle school, about a third of students in the district […]
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-Mar-2021 04:25:07 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/280436 [losangeles cbslocal com]

#Los_Angeles police clear homeless camp out of Echo Park

A woman from work had recently visited the park, thinking it was a good place for a walk. She quickly perceived danger and went elsewhere for her exercise. Also, I drove past the park yesterday, probably four to five hours before the police moved in. I was amazed at the vastness of the difference since the 1980s.
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1. Protesters Clash With Police Over Shutdown Of Echo Park Lake Homeless Camps, 182 Arrested
  
  from fstanyos
  
  bout a dozen people were arrested Thursday night during a protest against the removal of a large-scale homeless encampment at Echo Park Lake.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-Mar-2021 04:16:43 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
#Los_Angeles was once known for its stairs. https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/guide/hidden-staircases-of-los-angeles/ ... there are other sites that also pop up if you do a search for "los angeles staircases"

!SoCal
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1. Hidden Staircases of Los Angeles
  
  from ktphop
  
  About 450 hidden historic stairways, built mostly in the 1920’s, wind through LA’s steep hillside neighborhoods. For your cardio workout or for your mere discovery, here are some of the coolest.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 29-Jan-2021 17:51:40 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I don’t get alerts for #Los_Angeles, #Ventura, or #Santa_Barbara Counties, but the radar forecast on https://nu.federati.net/url/279542 looks like they’re still up for heavy rainfall and flash flooding / urban flooding. Also, mudslides in areas near recent burn scars.

The #Inland_Empire counties ( #San_Bernardino and #Riverside ), where I do get alerts, still have #NOAA / #NWS warnings for both wind and rainfall, watches for flash flooding on the coastal side of the mountains.

If you’re in #SoCal, pay attention to where you’re driving.
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1. Riverside, CA Weather Forecast and Conditions - The Weather Channel | Weather.com
  
  Today’s and tonight’s Riverside, CA weather forecast, weather conditions and Doppler radar from The Weather Channel and Weather.com

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