After LAist exposed the Orange Line's bike path as a mini skid row (and followed up on by the Daily News), the city finally got down to work this past weekend when police from the Van Nuys Division, volunteers and those filling community service by court order all met to clean the path between Hazeltine and Van Nuys Boulevard. more ›

Today, over 20 people from various city departments, nonprofits and volunteer groups met to find a long-term solution to keeping the Orange Line bicycle in path in Van Nuys clear of transients and landscaping from growing onto the path. LAist first reported on the dire conditions of the bike path to which the Daily News picked up on. more ›

At the Homeless Count event last week, we happened to meet Daily News writer Dana Bartholomew who became interested in our photos from last week about the Orange Line bike path turning into a little skid row of its own. Soon after, his article: "As Los Angeles County volunteers completed the largest homeless count in the nation last week, many pointed out the trail of refuse left by transients between Sepulveda Boulevard and Hazeltine Avenue and beyond.A warren of sleeping holes littered with soggy clothes, weathered blankets, excrement and condoms dot chest-high brush along the path.In plain view lay a mattress and 50 feet of trash where some say homeless immigrants like to party after finishing their day-labor jobs. Plastic bags and other refuse line the trans-San Fernando Valley route. In spots, weeds eat up the pedestrian portion of the path." Also: Daily News writes an editorial on expanding the bicycle locker program in the Valley. more ›

Having a bedroom window facing the LA River is actually quite nice. I never see the concrete bottom: the part of the river abut my home flows 365 days of the year, even if at a half foot. I hear all sorts of strange birds 24 hours a day, always hear the slight rippling of the river and have an otherwise peaceful aural background. However, when it rains, the river changes from calm and... more ›