Reposted by MaylinJoe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Metro board meeting - now on CEO Wiggins remarks. Starts remembering two Metro bus riders killed in Chatsworth crash. Touts improved safety on Metro. (Slide show not online - sorry for low res screengrabs) 152
Reposted by MaylinJoe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Listening in on 3pm Metro olympics/worldcup special board meeting - follow online at boardagendas.metro.net/event/specia...boardagendas.metro.netSpecial Board Meeting - Metro Board 132
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Last month, local officials said that 1,600 homeless people would be displaced by the security zones around LA28 venues. This group of UCLA and USC researchers say that number is closer to 6,000 (and that doesn't include Pasadena or Long Beach)laist.comResearchers estimate close to 6,000 unsheltered people live within a mile of Olympic venuesLocal officials say that unhoused people living inside security zones during the Olympics will probably have to move. 613165
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I really want to write about Metro Bike Share for its 10th anniversary. I feel like I've never seen anything from the user's perspective. 020
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026LA renters: Has anyone had success getting their landlord to provide a new fridge? We are month-to-month. I've heard conflicting info on whether or not the yearly rent increase constitutes a change in the lease 010
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🤘🏼 YOU'VE WAITED 10 MONTHS FOR THIS 🤘🏼 Discussion on the city service agreement (ECMRA) with LA28 is starting now. LA28 officials are here and making their way to the front. Here's the CLA/CAO presentation LA city officials are making right now: cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2...youtube.comRegular City Council - 8/12/26YouTube video by LACityClerk 2227
Reposted by MaylinJuliet Bennett Rylah @jbrylah.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Check out this story I wrote for the Times to find out how you can get a replica sphinx. They’re very cool and you can read real books made of paper while you’re there. 071
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Love to write a positive story about transit nextcity.org/urbanist-new...nextcity.orgParty or Die? Transit Agencies Are Banking on Fun To Drive Ridership and RevenueTo get people back on the train and end their death spiral, transit agencies are reimagining stations (and trains) as joyful third spaces. 031
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The hydration stations have been a World Cup highlight for me because they symbolize an in-reach public amenity win. And there’s an effort to install 2028 permanent hydration stations in LA city by 2028torched.laHydration breakThis is my ode to public H₂O 06519
Reposted by MaylinOren Hadar @futureis.la · 26/06/2026The E Line takes 47 minutes to go from DTLA to Santa Monica - often slower than driving. Ten years ago, it took 46. This is not an accident - it's a policy failure. A group of volunteers, including me, decided to do something about it. 🧵futureis.laThe train slower than a cyclistA grassroots group of volunteers - including me - is working to speed up LA's transit. 77818
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Anecdotally, many of the comments on social media about this measure were about the failure of the city to curb copper wire theft — General vibe: Why should we pay you more if you're not doing your job? (Not saying I agree with this take) 010
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Angelenos still do not feel properly informed about the situation by officials (imagine how the tourists feel!) and I'm urging everyone to follow and support Boyle Heights Beat, who is putting out the best coverage with a newsroom that was built for this momentthelalocal.orgMayor Bass declares local emergency in response to Boyle Heights warehouse fireCenters in Boyle Heights and East LA will offer masks, food, water, temporary shelter and pet assistance. 28136
Reposted by MaylinLex Roman @lexroman.com · 16/06/2026I'm hosting author Lindsey Danis next week to discuss their brand new book "(Out) On The Road: The radical joy of queer travel." Come chat with us about how the book came about, what's unique about how queer people travel and what to keep in mind as you travel. THE EVENT IS FREE! luma.com/l4dcmvkrluma.comBook club "(Out) On The Road": Come discuss this brand new queer travel book with author Lindsey Danis! · LumaWelcome to the Rulebreaker Book Club! This is a business book club created as an extension of Revenue Rulebreaker. We discuss books that relate to our… 041
Reposted by Maylins. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 12/06/2026I feel like more and more freelance work these days comes from editors reaching out rather than pitching, so EDITORS, did you know that I would love to write cultural criticism, quirky features, and analysis for you? Clips below! www.realsesmith.com/work/clips 12812
Reposted by MaylinElizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026LAHSA released a statement, responding to HUD (and Trump Admin) pulling funding, saying they're looking at "all available options to ensure that federal funds continue to support thousands of people who have been housed through LAHSA." 011
Reposted by MaylinLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 11/06/2026Feds suspend LAHSA from receiving federal money, citing financial mismanagementlatimes.comFeds suspend LAHSA from receiving federal money, citing financial mismanagementThe Trump administration suspended LAHSA from receiving federal funds, citing financial mismanagement. 076
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This isn't true. Riordan did propose using tobacco settlement funds to cover the costs of Rampart division scandal, but city council rejected. 210
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I saw a sidewalk robot trying to cross the street where there was no curb ramp on the other side and that partially inspired this story: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...nextcity.orgCould Delivery Robots Help Pay For Better City Sidewalks?As the sidewalk delivery robot industry matures, cities are testing new strategies to regulate and pay for sidewalk repairs and accessible infrastructure. 030
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Met someone yesterday who learned from TikTok that there is too much red tape and lack of coordination between city/county departments in LA. Feels like a big win for journalism, honestly. 020
Reposted by MaylinStreetsblog L.A. @streetsblogla.bsky.social · 22/05/2026New bus and bike lanes in Culver City! Includes great stretch of concrete-curb-protected bike lanes on Adams la.streetsblog.org/2026/05/22/c...la.streetsblog.orgCulver City Celebrates New Bus and Bike Lanes on Washington and Adams - Streetsblog Los AngelesThe half-mile Move Culver City Eastern Segment closed a key bikeway network gap. It includes top quality concrete-curb-protected bike lanes on Adams Boulevard. 0301
Reposted by MaylinA. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"Nearly 4 in 10 Americans surveyed by Lending Tree, or 39%, said a car is a luxury they cannot afford."usatoday.comCar ownership costs are causing financial strain for AmericansCar ownership is becoming a luxury for many Americans as rising costs for vehicles and insurance outpace income growth. 73516176
Reposted by MaylinStreetsblog L.A. @streetsblogla.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Race thread! The #DLineDash will begin today at 9am. Follow this post for live coverage during the race - see thread below. What are your predictions? Who will win?!?! 25714
Reposted by MaylinMadeline Brozen @mbrozen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I’ve taken the wheel from @shanedphillips.bsky.social on the Housing Voice podcast for the next four regular episodes to talk transportation! First up - how has cities responded to the state change in parking requirements around transit stops? 0308
Reposted by MaylinSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 11/05/2026SCOOP: Los Angeles just fired its chief heat officer ahead of the hot summer months. Also LA's climate office is down to one staffer. Total silence from Mayor Karen Bass, who's up for reelection and already had a mediocre climate record. My story: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/karen-bass...climatecoloredgoggles.comExclusive: A Karen Bass climate blunderLos Angeles fired its chief heat officer. And its climate emergency office has been hollowed out. 24261101
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I wrote about a city being set in motiontorched.laD dayThis was LA at its most kinetic: crowded platforms, packed train cars, jammed bike racks 725265
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Covered a Rancho Palos Verdes city council meeting last month & the city is launching its own public safety dept. bc of the rising costs of contracting with LASD Might be a story here? Big player is the Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund 111
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026If you're feeling sad or anxious about the state of the world, you are not alone. Wrote about climate grief processing groups for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social www.kneedeeptimes.org/eco-anxiety-...kneedeeptimes.orgEco-Anxiety Got You Down? There’s a Group for ThatGood Grief Network offers 10-week peer support groups where sharing feelings of climate distress and grief fights despair. 012
Reposted by MaylinKneeDeep Times Magazine @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Climate anxiety can be debilitating, but what happens when people sit together and talk about it? @goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social is creating structured spaces where sharing fear, sadness, and burnout becomes a form of resilience. #ClimateGrief buff.ly/aaJddpu 🧵 5/5kneedeeptimes.orgEco-Anxiety Got You Down? There’s a Group for ThatGood Grief Network offers 10-week peer support groups where sharing feelings of climate distress and grief fights despair. 054
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 06/05/2026*louder* C-I-P! C-I-P! C-I-P!torched.la"Today feels hopeful about how we all take care of Los Angeles"The CIP is really about building a whole new city 0183
Reposted by MaylinLela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Biden-era funds to prop up public transit that floundered during Covid is running out and some cities have cut back on bus service. For people without cars, that puts them at even greater risk for food insecurity. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comTwo buses, three hours and 13 miles: how Americans in ‘transit deserts’ get groceries without carsAs Covid-era funding dries up and bus services are cut, a food insecurity crisis is brewing from Tennessee to Rhode Island 014860
Reposted by MaylinElizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Some big news for the "CIP-pilled," as Alissa Walker puts it, as well as for anyone who's mad about things being broken (and broke) in LA: "Today feels hopeful about how we all take care of Los Angeles" www.torched.la/today-feels-...torched.la"Today feels hopeful about how we all take care of Los Angeles"The CIP is really about building a whole new city 174
Reposted by MaylinElizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The LA Reporter: Squawk Box for Monday, May 4, 2026 thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep... Budget hearings today, a ballot tonight, SOHA mayoral debate, and what @thelareporter.bsky.social spotted at the May Day rally. Find out what's happening today, and what just happened in LA politics/governance. 133
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Ummm, some of y'all need to read @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social on vice signaling:olufemiotaiwo.com 010
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026New @ericbrightwell.bsky.social just dropped! Great line: "The whole region seems like it was named with an exceedingly small set of refrigerator magnets." ericbrightwell.com/2026/04/23/c...ericbrightwell.comCalifornia Fool’s Gold — Playa del ReyA few weeks ago, I was part of a transit discussion at Frank Radio called Alternate Paths (with Lisa Kwon, Maylin Tu, Julia Beach, Greg Ruben, and Hunter Baoengstrum — check it out!). Afterwa… 011
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It's always, Maylin, what's your angle, Maylin, what are your questions. Can't a reporter just try to catch a vibe? In all seriousness, the exploratory part of reporting is probably my favorite. 000
Reposted by MaylinJoe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Listening in on the 3pm special Metro Board meeting. It's sort of the Metro Olympics/WorldCup Committee of the whole. Follow online here: boardagendas.metro.net/event/specia...boardagendas.metro.netSpecial Board Meeting - Metro BoardBack to Meetings & Agendas 132
Reposted by MaylinAlissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Here at the council's first ad hoc committee since January 26 (!) to discuss LA28's new procurement strategy, LA28's human rights strategy, and a motion to prioritize sidewalk repairs around venues. Listen here — sorry, we can launch a rocket around the moon, but no video for committee meetingsyoutube.comAd Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games - 4/14/26YouTube video by LACityClerk 2418
Reposted by MaylinElizabeth Chou @reporterliz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I feel people instinctively flinch (as I do) or just SIGH at the "merry-go-round-from-hell" talk of homelessness governance and more bureaucracy. So this story on what some unhoused people think of all the "bureau this, bureau that" talk might be helpful? lapublicpress.org/2025/04/unho... 065
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Talked to a student journalist about my work and told them the journalism industry doesn't value journalists. Hope I'm wrong — but, that's been my experience. 000
Reposted by MaylinJoe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Big #MeasureHLA news: I filed a 2nd HLA lawsuit today. I am challenging several dubious loopholes that LA city uses to avoid HLA compliance - avoiding legally required bus/bike/walk/access upgrades: #largeasphaltrepair, slurry seal, breaking up large projects into small, & more. More details soon. 4476
Reposted by MaylinStreetsblog L.A. @streetsblogla.bsky.social · 08/04/2026New curb-protected bike lanes under construction in #SantaMonica - on Colorado and Broadway 0485
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Dreading the day when I inevitably return an LA County Library book to the LA City Library. 000
Maylin @maylin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Reportedly, the four bathrooms are still open, at least for the rest of the fiscal year (until 6/30). Councilmember Jurado's office did not respond to my email asking for an update and it's unclear where the funding is coming from. 010
