Hello and welcome to the Essential newsletter California. Es Wednesday, July 20th. I’m Andrew J. Campa, a subway reporter who writes from the San Gabriel Valley (some say the valley).
? It took less than 10 days for the first peel-outs, donuts, street takeovers and an accident on the new Street Viaduct, which connects Boyle Heights to Los Angeles’ arts district.
Our Melissa Hernandez wrote about a couple of visitors who noticed themselves “sitting on top” of one of the bridge’s 20 arcades on Sunday. cars parked on the bridge. “
On Monday, what is believed to be the bridge’s first turn of fate occurred around 11 p. m. , according to reports from Kabc-TV Channel 7. Videos appearing on social media appear to show the incident: the driving force of a white Dodge Challenger loses and cuts itself off one less vehicle before hitting a barricade and hitting a wall.
The weekend scenes differed greatly from last week, when thousands of Angelenos fortunately crossed the bridge on foot, by bike, skateboards, skateboards and others at the grand opening on July 10.
Mayor Eric Garcetti described the bridge to our Rachel Uranga as “our generation’s love letter to the city. ” Architect Michael Maltzan told columnist Carolina A. Miranda that the $588 million allocation “was intended to be anything that could bring the city together more consistently. ” “
There were considerations about homelessness, gentrification and motorcycle routes. However, illegal races, street takeovers, and bridge closures were mentioned lightly.
“You don’t want an ITT Tech felony justice graduate to know that kids are going to collapse and run over the bridge,” David Hernandez, 53, of Boyle Heights, told Essential California on Tuesday. “It’s a pretty nice bridge. . “
Hernandez said he got stuck in traffic along the bridge Sunday heading for Mass with his wife, Gladys. He is disappointed that the viaduct is “already degraded” because it sends the message that the network “can’t have nice things. “
“It sucks because Boyle Heights will be the only culprit, when we don’t even know where those other people are coming from,” he said. and security for the first month, at least. “
But the new transportation projects would likely come as a marvel for law enforcement and the local community. Example: the first road in the west.
Today, 82 years ago, the main stretch of this inaugural artery, the 110 Pasadena Freeway, also known as the Arroyo Seco Parkway, was completed. It is the largest stretch of highway, approximately 3. 7 miles between Cypress Park’s 40th Avenue and Orange Grove in South Pasadena. Avenue.
“Motorists will notice the excitement and time-saving benefits of driving on non-stop roads planned for the long haul of Los Angeles,” said a July 20, 1940, Times article.
The excitement, as written in the Times, centered on the lack of intersections, pedestrians, prevention signs and obstacles to fluid traffic on city streets.
Police took it upon themselves in the days after the opening for motorists to comply with a rule: “Do not drive recklessly. “
Subsequently, motorists discovered an unforeseen disadvantage to the road: fines for rushing (?). The Times reported on July 22, 1940, that “several motorists” had won fines for rushing more than forty-five miles per hour.
The official rite for the final touch of the third stretch of the six-mile highway took place on December 30 of this year. Rose Parade Queen Sally Straton helped inaugurate the road, along with Governor Culbert Olson.
As for the “uninterrupted traffic from Pasadena’s Broadway to N Street. Figueroa” promised through the Times on June 11, 1939, well, it lasted (wait) two days.
On New Year’s Day, Pasadena Police Chief Charles H. Kelley steered traffic 4,000 feet above sea level aboard a Trans World Airlines (that was a big deal in the past!) Skyliner just a few miles from the site of the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl. The leader radioed the orders to Pasadena police stations, where they were relayed to officers on the street.
Congestion began at nine a. m. when the boardwalk on the Pasadena side opened. Kelley, from the sky, ordered the closure of all cross traffic near Pasadena’s freeway entrances. This order continued intermittently on the day to break the unforeseen traffic jam. .
Surprises, in the form of donuts or traffic, continue to defy planners.
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In an effort to revive a Watts Community marked by the 1992 Los Angeles riots, the city of Los Angeles purchased a strip of land. This would be followed by hundreds of high-tech jobs. Decades later, all that remains are weeds and huts, as futile municipal projects have hampered the community’s recovery. Los Angeles Weather
Democrats, aided by 47 Republicans, voted Tuesday to pass legislation protecting interracial and same-sex marriages. However, the bill through the Senate, which calls for 60 votes, is grim. Associated Press
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, there has been domestic and foreign solidarity for Sweden and Finland to join NATO. In Congress, the House voted 394 to 18, supporting each nation’s process. Only one California member of Congress voted against the move, Elk Grove Republican Tom McClintock. Here’s why. bee sacrament
The culture war hit West Hollywood, where the City Council voted last month to cut its budget for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Most likely, this will result in the deployment of fewer parliamentarians. West Hollywood citizens at risk. Supporters of the measure say the city council is conscientiously reconsidering what public protection should be. Los Angeles Weather
In a moot audit, the Riverside County auditor-comptroller accused the county sheriff of not being transparent. The sheriff accused the sheriff of obstructing the auditor, while the auditor told the sheriff that Riverside County “is not Somalia, where the rule of law doesn’t matter. “Riverside Press-Enterprise
Los Angeles County is heading for a new call for the use of infighting masks due to the backlog of coronavirus-related hospitalizations and deaths. more patients are heading to extensive care sets or are dying. Some business interests worry that the implementation of mask-wearing mandates will put restaurant and store workers back in the spotlight, having to enforce such rules with unruly customers. Los Angeles Weather
You just got tested for COVID-19. The effects are negative. No, they are positive. Should you have the effects, or is it important?Here are some answers. Los Angeles Weather
While legislation across the country limits abortion, some television screens, which go through “It’s going to hurt,” have taken over to show “messy, real, raw” elements of the birth. The dark TV series follows crowded doctors and midwives. There are graphic scenes of emergencies similar to pregnancy and reproductive health that some lawmakers would prefer not to acknowledge. Los Angeles Weather
The hotel structure continues to lag behind in California, with one notable exception: San Diego County. Atlas Hospitality Group has shown that the structure of its massive Gaylord Pacific Hotel in Chula Vista has skewed hotel structure figures for San Diego County and the state of California. Hotel structure fell 12% statewide in the first six months of the year, and room numbers fell 11%. Twenty-nine hotels opened in the first six months, up from 51 a year ago. San Diego County looks good, so far, with 2,000 rooms under construction. However, according to Atlas, 1,600 rooms are connected to a single project. The Gaylord, the state’s largest asset under construction, will house 1,600 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the county at the time. San Diego Union-Tribune
Los Angeles: 87, partly cloudy. San Diego: 76, partly cloudy. San Francisco: 67, partly cloudy. San Jose: 83, sunny. Fresno: 107, sunny. Sacramento: 102, sunny.
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Andrew J. Campa covers Eastside, Boyle Heights, Echo Park, parts of the San Gabriel Valley and the Southeast Corridor for the Los Angeles Times. In the past, he worked for Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena Star. -News. Campa is an alumnus of Cal State Fullerton and Pasadena City College.
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