Ryan Fonseca
Former Associate Editor
(he/him)
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TAP cards are limited at the moment, but LACCD students at all nine campuses are eligible for free transit until the end of 2022. -
The city’s sidewalks and the program designed to fix them are broken, the committee organizing the 2028 Olympics has finally released its contract, and a UC teachers union has reached a tentative deal and called off a strike.
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A new audit reports L.A.'s sidewalks are suffering from "decades of neglect" and says the city’s repair program is failing to meet the needs of Angelenos.
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President Biden signed that historic infrastructure bill today, but a recent decision from his Department of Labor means California will not qualify for any of it. State leaders are scrambling to change that.
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L.A. Metro expects a “considerable” boost in federal funding for major improvements and system expansions in the coming decades.
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The Freedom To Walk Act was designed to stop law enforcement from using the common pedestrian behavior as a pretext to stop people of color. Newsom said he is concerned the law "will unintentionally reduce pedestrian safety."
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved a new state law that gives cities more control to lower speed limits and reduce traffic violence. It won't happen fast, though.
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How has wildlife been impacted? What caused the spill?
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LAUSD joins six other local school districts that have signed on to participate, and more districts are expected to join in the coming weeks.
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Her campaign website centers homelessness as the city's key crisis to fix.
Stories by Ryan Fonseca
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