New Venice Busline, Downtown to Santa Monica

Replacing limited service on Line 333 with Metro Rapid 733. Line 733 will operate from Patsaouras Transit Plaza to Santa Monica between 5am & 11pm.

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2nd Anniversary!!!!

2nd Anniversary!!!!Two years ago I woke up with an overwhelming urge to create a vehicle that would connect all the different groups in our community and provide a place for community celebration, transparency, inclusiveness and accountability.                   In an era when newspapers are…

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Need Traffic Info DIAL 511

Or go to http://www.metro.net/ All you need to know about the METRO!

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Jefferson Park Man Gunned Down. Reward Offered

Los Angeles police said Wednesday that a $50,000 reward will be offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for the slaying of a 51-year-old man in Jefferson Park. Mario De Leon Riverawas gunned down March 23 as he was walking near 29th Street and Crenshaw…

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Upcoming Metro Service Changes, Fares, New Improvements, new Metro line.

In an effort to better serve the needs of our customers, Metro makes adjustments to our bus and rail service twice each year. The next round of service changes is scheduled to go into effect beginning June 27, 2010 or later. These modifications include some route extensions and modifications, efficiency…

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Expo Light Rail. Safety First?

Expo Light Rail. Safety First? It only takes a quick glance down Exposition Boulevard to know the Expo Light Rail line is coming, connecting the downtown transportation hub at 7th Street to Santa Monica and the sea and following the route of the old railroad tracks along Exposition. But completion dates and final plans remain…

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MINC Residents Take Emergency Training

Mid-City Neighborhood Council (MINC) members Barbara McNeil-Thompson (an ex nurse), and Ernesto Dominguez coordinated a Disaster Preparedness CERT Training session for local residents. Held at LA Police Dept. Wilshire Division, it took place once a week for seven weeks between January and February. Firefighter Alexis Butler described the different kinds of disasters…

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New Sidewalks for LaBrea Park West

New Sidewalks for LaBrea Park West                       Residents of LaBrea Park West are thrilled to see new sidewalks being constructed on West 20th Street between LaBrea and Orange. Demolition of the old sidewalk began on Wednesday, April 28.  The project was paid for by federal stimulus…

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Central Region Elementary School #13

Central Region Elementary School #13   Opening September 2010 3200 W. Washington Blvd just west of Arlington, Central Region ES will be relieving the overcrowded Arlington Heights and Pio Pico Elementary Schools.  Designed by JDBA Architecture and Planning, the two story school will accommodate 875 students from kindergarten to fifth grade in 35 classrooms and…

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Editors June/July Notes

Editors June/July Notes   We have the great good fortune to have attracted another talented member to our team. I met Carla Pineda, TNN’s new investigative reporter, at the  Life Path 2010 youth conference and festival  in Jefferson Park. Carla’s family moved to Jefferson Park from Central America 20 years ago. She studied journalism at…

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