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509, 2024

Public Safety Improvements Coming to Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus

By |September 5th, 2024|

SANTA MONICA – Big Blue Bus riders and operators will experience increased safety with the passage of SB 1417 (Allen), a new law signed by Governor Newsom that allows the City of Santa Monica’s Department of Transportation to deny access to Big Blue Bus services for individuals routinely cited for policy infractions, and/or arrested or convicted for a misdemeanor or felony committed on buses or transit facilities. 

209, 2024

Historic Chicano Moratorium Returns to the Westside

By |September 2nd, 2024|

CULVER CITY, September 1, 2024 – The Chicano Moratorium is returning to the Westside this Saturday, September 7th. It will be held in unceded Tongva land at Culver City’s Veterans Memorial Park. The theme of the event is “Building Our Future” and will follow the historic traditions of the Chicano Moratorium in demanding an end to war and institutional racism.

2808, 2024

Friends and Families for Move Culver City disagrees with court decision on Move Culver City, planning to file an appeal to ensure accountability to CEQA

By |August 28th, 2024|

Culver City, CA – Ignoring basic safety principles and widely accepted research on induced demand, Judge Richard L. Fruin, Jr. recently ruled in favor of the City of Culver City in a lawsuit challenging its decision to alter Move Culver City, a 1.3 mile corridor of protected bike and bus lanes in downtown Culver City. Friends and Families for Move Culver City (FFMCC) first raised concerns and filed a lawsuit challenging the Culver City Council's plans to remove key safety infrastructure and add a lane of cars along the corridor in the fall of 2023.

Public Safety Improvements Coming to Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus

By |September 5th, 2024|

SANTA MONICA – Big Blue Bus riders and operators will experience increased safety with the passage of SB 1417 (Allen), a new law signed by Governor Newsom that allows the City of Santa Monica’s Department of Transportation to deny access to Big Blue Bus services for individuals routinely cited for policy infractions, and/or arrested or convicted for a misdemeanor or felony committed on buses or transit facilities. 

Historic Chicano Moratorium Returns to the Westside

By |September 2nd, 2024|

CULVER CITY, September 1, 2024 – The Chicano Moratorium is returning to the Westside this Saturday, September 7th. It will be held in unceded Tongva land at Culver City’s Veterans Memorial Park. The theme of the event is “Building Our Future” and will follow the historic traditions of the Chicano Moratorium in demanding an end to war and institutional racism.

Friends and Families for Move Culver City disagrees with court decision on Move Culver City, planning to file an appeal to ensure accountability to CEQA

By |August 28th, 2024|

Culver City, CA – Ignoring basic safety principles and widely accepted research on induced demand, Judge Richard L. Fruin, Jr. recently ruled in favor of the City of Culver City in a lawsuit challenging its decision to alter Move Culver City, a 1.3 mile corridor of protected bike and bus lanes in downtown Culver City. Friends and Families for Move Culver City (FFMCC) first raised concerns and filed a lawsuit challenging the Culver City Council's plans to remove key safety infrastructure and add a lane of cars along the corridor in the fall of 2023.

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