Bikeside LA

(Editor’s note: this post by rida and Blood-In organizer [one of many] Rach Stevenson.  Hopefully she will write for Bikeside again!) At the recent Los Angeles Bike Summit Mayor Villaraigosa unexpectedly announced that he would push for state-level legislation that would make it mandatory for all cyclists in California, regardless of age, to wear a [...]

Follows are some comments from the wall of the Mayor’s Facebook event for the Bike Summit.  Always remember, for every person who speaks out, there are typically many who don’t. “Thank You for the Invitation, unfortunately I as well will be at work during these hours.” – Hector S. ” I’d like to go but [...]

(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!) Partly in response to his bike collision, the Mayor is holding a Bike Summit. While that might not be your cup of tea, it provides an interesting [...]

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the date and time of his bike summit today – Monday, August 16th from 9am-11am.  The mayor’s staff, renowned for the extraordinary political acrobatics, completed a triple front FAIL in organizing the bike meeting. Failure #1: The meeting takes place during work day, making it impossible for many of the city’s [...]