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This morning, Shawn Fields, the motorist who stands accused of Daniel Marin’s death had his first courtroom encounter with Judge Lloyd M. Nash.  Shawn Fields’ defense was handled by private counsel Sorkin.  The atmosphere was fairly tense, with Danny’s parents, uncle and sisters in attendance, as well as some of Shawn’s family. Most of the [...]

[Update: I originally got this story wrong and wrote that Lynch was a cyclist.  He was running across the street when this happened.  As a runner, I know it's very dangerous out there for runners just as it is for cyclists.  I learned the defensive riding skills that keep me alive riding in LA first [...]

On Friday October 15, people of all ages showed up to pay their respects to Daniel Marin and take part in his memorial ride. Danny and his friends used to ride out to LACM and far away rides all over the city and they wanted to start a local ride called Funky Fridays. This story [...]

When a father and son are struck and left for dead, it’s time to do something about hit and run.  When a judge sentences a hit and run convict to 90 days community service for nearly destroying someone’s life, it’s time to do something about hit and run.  When 32% of all collisions are hit [...]

As if the problem with hit and run wasn’t bad enough, the LA Times reports that LAPD officer William J. Skett was convicted of felony hit and run: A Los Angeles police officer was convicted Thursday of leaving the scene of an accident and causing great bodily injury in a June 2008 hit-and-run in which [...]

Life Before License will have it’s 3rd organizing meeting this Sunday afternoon – details below.  We’re almost ready to roll out this campaign, so this is the best time to get in on what’s destined to be a great campaign to change state law.  If you’d like to participate, but can’t make the meetings – [...]

Life Before License is kicking off by surveying you about your opinions on hit and run laws, and driving privileges.  Please take the survey, and please share this link widely: http://bit.ly/LB4Lsurv Share it on your twitter account, share it on Facebook, and ask your friends, family, and community to take the survey.  This survey will [...]

Bikeside will be hosting a meeting (RSVP on Facebook, Twitter) this Sunday, August 15th, from 1pm till 3pm, to get organized for our Life Before License campaign.  The Life Before License campaign is Bikeside’s campaign to change state law so that hit and run drivers have their license revoked; it is part of Bikeside’s larger [...]

This is a shitty city.I’m sorry for not being able to come up with a more academic way of explaining it.  If you want nice clean historical reasons why Los Angeles is so sub-par for pretty much everyone but those living up in the hills, read a Mike Davis book.  If you live in a [...]

(Editor’s note – this article originally circulated in CityWatch, an email newsletter on City Hall. If you want to understand LA politics, you must read CityWatch! Subscribe here!) (There’s been some great coverage of both Critical Mass and the Blood In & Hit and Run protests. Check out Alex de Cordoba’s blog – the Engaged [...]