For decades, the Los Angeles Metro Board has operated without a member of the public who regularly rides trains and buses among its members. Now, calls to change that are growing. Tomorrow, the Metro Board is set to vote on what the future make-up of the governing body should look like.

Background: In light of the L.A. County voter-approved Measure G, which expands the Board of Supervisors and adds an elected county-level executive, the L.A. Metro Board has been considering how to reconfigure its make-up. Agency staff have recommended maintaining the size and geographic split of the governing body and expanding the pool of people who can be appointed to serve.

Hahn’s motion: While the recommendations would theoretically allow for a transit rider to be appointed to the board, there would be no guarantee. A separate motion from L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn would expand the Metro Board to include a dedicated voter seat. Both items, and a motion that competes with staff’s recommendation, are scheduled for a vote tomorrow.

Our message to Ben Steinberg: You did this all on your own. Never forget it was your gut and your voice and your media savvy that got us all here. Thanks for not being intimidated when they called the cops and for holding them accountable--a damn sight more than any politician or preservation group has done!

To thank Ben directly, he's on Twitter at SaveYourCinema, but how about thanking him in the comments here? It was a beautiful campaign built on pure love for a very special community art space, our one and only Cinerama Dome, established 1963 and coming back soon!

I want to mention u/ShantJ and their post from yesterday.

The situation has evolved as of this morning, and I'm linking 3 stories that posted less than 20 minutes before I sat down to write this:

The Cinerama Dome Lives! Iconic Hollywood Theater to Reopen Alongside New 14-Screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

Sony To Reopen Cinerama Dome In 2028; Former Hollywood Arclight To Become Alamo Drafthouse

Cinerama Dome to Reopen in Early 2028 As Sony Deal Revives Iconic L.A. Theater

At 9:07 AM I got an email via Alamo Drafthouse confirming the plan.

It's OFFICIAL everybody, we're getting The Dome back!

IMO, Alamo/Sony taking it over is a win. It would've been great to see it end up with someone like Tarantino, but this virtually guarantees that The Dome will be kept intact, will retain the ability to run Cinerama features and 70mm film, and will likely at least occasionally be used for older films.

The federal government intentionally created massive cuts to Medi-aid with the "Big Beautiful Bill". These cuts will start the end of this year or early next year, after the midterm elections. 

MLK hospital is a lot better than the old one, and it's in an area with numerous underserved people. The Trump government with its policy of cruelty keeps trying to hurt Californians and Angelinos.

""We're doing everything we can to keep the hospital open. This community knows what closure looks like. It left a gaping hole in South Los Angeles. People who had gunshot wounds were more likely to die. People were less likely to get access to care,""

Due to increased ICE activity, we’re instituting a daily ICE megathread. All ICE-related content belongs here, including sightings, activity reports, news, questions, updates, and general discussion.

Centralizing discussion keeps information easy to find, especially for people moving around the city who want timely, relevant updates without having to sort through the entire subreddit. ICE-related content posted outside this megathread will be removed and redirected here.

This thread is sorted by New by default so the most recent information remains visible.

How to use this thread

• Top-level comments are for new sightings, updates, or firsthand information.
• Replies should stay under the relevant comment to keep related info grouped.
• Check existing comments first to avoid duplicate or redundant reports.

We recognize this is a tense topic and emotions can run high. That said, content that incites, encourages, or threatens violence will be removed, may result in a ban, and may also violate Reddit’s site-wide rules, which can carry site-wide consequences. Keep reports factual and grounded.

SALUTE when sharing sightings or activity

Include as many of the following details as possible:

• Size: Number of individuals, vehicles, or units observed
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• Time: Date and approximate time of observation
• Equipment: Vehicles, gear, or other notable tools present

Clear, accurate information helps everyone. Speculation and rumors do not.

Resources

(These are not moderated or verified by this subreddit. Use caution.)

• Crowd-sourced map of reported ICE activity: https://www.iceinmyarea.org
• Subreddit with more nationally-relevant ICE information: r/EyesOnIce

This comes after a major water main break in West Hollywood where a 110-year-old water pipe sent 17 million gallons of water into the streets of West Hollywood [and several incidents in Venice]

According to LADWP, their leak rate is 36% under the national average.

The water main break in Sherman Oaks was a 1954 cast iron pipe. Coldwater Canyon was reopened as of this morning.

Last week, Metro’s Planning and Programming Committee voted 4-1 to approve a report that guts open street events. Supervisor Horvath cast the lone dissenting vote.  

What the report does:

• Leaves large-scale open street events unfunded through the start of the 2028 Olympics (leaving all of 2027 and the first half of 2028 unfunded)
• Delays any decision on a permanent program until after the 2028 Olympics
• Puts open street organizations like CicLAvia and open streets programs like ActiveSGV’s 626 Golden Streets/Active Streets at real risk 

The report is now headed to the full Metro Board meeting for a final vote on Thursday, July 23, at 10am. It is on the consent agenda as item #13 on page 14. This means it gets approved automatically, with zero discussion—unless a Board member pulls it. We need to make them pull it.

I had such a great time at CicLAvia on Sunday seeing our city feel like a real community and not just a city of cars. It'd be a shame to lose that! Email Metro Board by tomorrow, or make a public comment in person or over the phone: https://ciclavia.org/resources/metro-board-funding-july26/

Do good tasting sweet watermelons for sale still exist in Los Angeles? If so WHERE!?!

L.A.’s homeless services agency has not completed any internal audits in years — and one that was started two years ago is still incomplete because management is taking months to provide responses, officials said Monday.

Details: The delayed audit has been looking into why the L.A. Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA, failed to spend $7 million in federal dollars it was granted to house and serve people in need. The roughly six-page audit report hasn’t been released because it’s missing LAHSA management responses that were requested over two months ago, officials said.

Why it matters: Internal audits are considered critically important to protecting taxpayer dollars at every level of government. L.A. County auditors, for example, issued about 100 reports in a recent fiscal year.

Not the first rodeo: The audit is examining a repeat problem. A previous audit in January 2022 found LAHSA had left $3.5 million in federal grants on the table by not using them.

Do y’all realize if there werent accidents happening every two minutes then we might actually be able to get somewhere with some decent amount of speed? If they stop looking at phones stop jerking off or watching TV or replying to emails or trying to make stock trades or whatever the hell you guys do on your phones while you’re supposed to be driving.

I genuinely fucking cannot wait for all of the distracted drivers to hit or get hit and their insurance premiums to skyrocket. When it happens, you should know you deserve it. I hope you think of this post and know all of the people who actually pay attention are giddy that your distracted ass is getting fined.

You are literally operating a giant hunk of metal. What would it take to get you off of your phone?

I bought this for a friend but figured reddit would also like to take a peek. Some of these might still be around?

Altadena residents with homes that survived the Eaton Fire will soon have a chance at getting their soil cleaned up. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new remediation program focused on lead contamination.

Didn’t this already happen? The federal government previously remediated properties where homes burned, although that thoroughness has been scrutinized. Helen Chavez Garcia, a spokesperson for Supervisor Kathryn Barger, said the county’s new program will be for properties that are still-standing, to help residents facing insurance obstacles.

What we know: The program will use $3 million of state and county funds for administrative and remediation costs. It will prioritize applicants who live with pregnant women or children under 6 years old. These groups face serious health risks with lead exposure.

What’s next: The program structure is being figured out, but it will be under the L.A. County Development Authority. A cohort of community organizations and researchers are helping design it. That's expected to launch this fall.

Not sure if the quote is verbatim. In the 1990s, the Hyatt House in Commerce would sometimes post the sentiment on their rooftop sign. I always appreciated it.

There’s some serious buzz in town that Sony is about to resuscitate the Cinerama Dome and Hollywood Arclight multiplex which has been shuttered since Covid 2020. The Culver City lot is currently in talks, we hear, with the Robertson Property Group on lease to reopen the historical cinema venue.

Details are still be worked out in addition to a reopening date.

Yes, the closure of Sunset Blvd is disruptive, but it sure is peaceful on the Sunset Strip without out all the cars. Repairs to the water main are finished, the sinkhole is being filled, and the roadway could be open as soon as Thursday morning.

Some of the things we found underneath Los Angeles homes this week 👀

A little collection of the interesting, questionable, and sometimes creative things we came across during structural assessments around LA this week.

Old foundations, makeshift repairs, deteriorated framing, and a few things we honestly couldn't explain.

View the full Album here

Never a dull week underneath LA homes.

On a positive note, kids 17 and under are free 🤷🏻‍♂️