Friday’s first-ever remote meeting for the Los Angeles City Council had to shut down for 20 minutes because of pranksters posting “pornographic videos”. The Los Angeles Daily News has the story:
Council President Nury Martinez called a recess about an hour into the meeting, which is centered around a Los Angeles-centric relief package for workers, renters and homeless people during the public…
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Oregon Engineer Proved Right About Traffic Lights
“Mats Järlström’s emotions were clearly visible Friday morning. After years of arguing red light traffic cameras are flawed, the official Journal of the Institute of Transportation Engineers said he was right,” reports a local news station in Portland, Oregon:
The ITE sets traffic policy recommendations for the United States — and they said cities should be using his formula. “It is a…
Los Angeles Is Considering Make Uber and Lyft Go All-Electric
“The Financial Times is reporting that Los Angeles may now force Uber and Lyft to use electric cars,” reports Electrek: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said, “We have the power to regulate car share. We can mandate and are looking closely at mandating that any of those vehicles in the future be electric….” Mayor Garcetti’s concept to require rideshare services to…
Amazon’s $1.5 Million Political Gambit Backfires in Seattle City Council Election
Seattle voters, in a rebuke to heavy corporate campaign spending by Amazon.com, have kept progressives firmly in control of their city council, reviving chances for a tax on big businesses that the tech giant helped fend off last year. From a report: Amazon poured a record $1.5 million into a Super PAC run by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to…