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710 Tunnel: Checkmate!
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710 TUNNEL: CHECKMATE! May 25, 2017 The METRO Board voted unanimously (12-0) Thursday morning to abandon the proposed 710 single bore freeway tunnel through El Sereno, South Pasadena and SW Pasadena, to be replaced with: “Mobility improvements that are fundable with existing resources (to) bring some relief to affected corridor cities.” Fiscal practicality and…
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ALERT: 710 EIR Hearing Dates
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Please get your opinion of the 710 proposals into public record by attending one, some or all of the below meetings. Saturday, April 11 – 10 am to 4 pm Map viewing 10 am to 11 am Public hearing 11 am to 4 pm East Los Angeles College, Rosco Ingalls Auditorium 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez Monterey Park,…
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May News & Updates
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S R N A News Bulletin: Metro / Caltrans EIR Update Forum Meeting PUSD 7-11 Committee Update San Rafael Elementary “Movie Night” SRNA General Meeting ========================================================= NOTICE: Metro and Caltrans will release the Draft EIR/EIS in February 2015 given the necessary reviews and approvals that are required prior to incorporating the various technical reports into…
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Groups Say “NO” to the Tunnel
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On Saturday July 20, 2013, neighboring communities came together at Blair High School once again to voice opposition to Metro’s planned tunnel project to complete the northern 710 freeway. Over 100 people rallied in No710 red & white shirts complete with No710 & no tunnel signs and banners. Politicians spoke and cheered on the crowd in their efforts.…
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Alhambra City Promotes The Tunnel!
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The City of Alhambra is promoting the tunnel! The city held a “Close the Gap – 710 Day” to promote its support for the tunnel. However, residents were surprised to learn from No710 groups about trucks from the ports using it, and they were very surprised, for the first time, to hear about tolls. No710 supporters from numerous cities attended…
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Hundreds Say NO to the Tunnel!
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Upwards of 150+ people marched in South Pasadena’s 4th of July Parade. Photo by J. Cano with permission. Residents from numerous cities rallied together against the 710 completion including the odious tunnel project being studied by Metro. For more than 60 years people have been against this over-polluting, ill-conceived idea that few want. “We…
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A few people can change a lot in a community
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The radical community organizer Saul Alinsky, whose insights are used today as much by those on the right as on the left, once wrote: “If people don’t think they have the power to solve their problems, they won’t even think about how to solve them.” At a time when apathy and defeatism seem so…