By Ted Ayala La Cañada High School’s auditorium played host to residents from as far out as El Sereno and Highland Park in a 710 Freeway scoping meeting organized by the Metropolitan Transit Agency (MTA). The scoping meeting, which began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, offered no discussion with CalTrans and MTA representatives. Instead, […]
By Ted AYALA Benjamin Franklin famously said that, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” To that many residents of the eastern San Fernando Valley, western San Gabriel Valley, and northeast Los Angeles would probably add the following: debates on the 710 Freeway extension. For the past 40 […]
By Charles COOPER A recent study linking arterial disease with close proximity to freeways will be used as part of the effort to oppose the 710 Freeway tunnel on environmental grounds, Councilman Ara Najarian said last week. Najarian, who chairs the governing board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, has emerged as a leader in the […]
In the Feb. 4 issue we mistakenly stated that the City of South Pasadena was in favor of the 710 tunnel. According to the mayor’s office, “The City of South Pasadena does not oppose sound, route-neutral research of a bored tunnel alternative but has not taken a position to support a tunnel… The City opposes […]