Tired of waiting? Do it yourself.
What do good, red blooded Americans do when the government is not doing their job? They do it themselves! A group called Crosswalk Collective LA (CCLA) grabbed cans of paint and made their own crosswalks. The CCLA painted four new crosswalks at the intersection of Romaine St and N Serrano Ave in East Hollywood. They’ve since added several crosswalks more. “The city doesn’t keep us safe, so we keep us safe,” the CCLA explained their motivations in a tweet. The group says it’s tired of waiting for the City. The saga of the surprise crosswalks seems to begin on May 19. Over the next four days, they added three more until they’d covered every road approaching the intersection. Photos on the CCLA Twitter account show pictures of people clad in hi-viz vests and hardhats holding “Stop” signs. Anybody passing by would’ve probably thought that they were actual sanctioned city workers painting crosswalks. But the CCLA didn’t stop there. It hasn’t been completely smooth sailing for the vigilante crosswalk painters, though. Several of its members received $250 fines in April for causing “injury to public property.” The citations haven’t stopped them, though. If anything, they’ve only ramped up their efforts. “Los Angeles’s streets are deadly for pedestrians and cyclists. Until City Council acts, we paint crosswalks,” the group says on their Twitter. The CCLA hosts a form on their website that allows LA residents to request the group to paint a guerrilla crosswalk. And people have been using it — three of the crosswalks they’ve painted were requests. Indeed, it seems the CCLA isn’t alone in wishing Los Angeles would do more for its pedestrians. According to LAist, the city’s residents have been growing increasingly frustrated with the growing number of traffic deaths. Data from the City of LA shows that 132 pedestrians died in car collisions in 2021, marking a 73% increase over the past decade.
The same goes for potholes
When it comes to potholes in Vallejo, CA, Mayor Robert McConnell is asking that citizens stop taking matters into their own hands. “I would also like to discourage pothole vigilantism,” McConnell wrote in his weekly Mayor’s Message. “It can be a hazardous task to undertake repairs without the proper help with traffic control.” It comes as residents David Marsteller Jr., Sean West, Garrett Toles and Mike Brigandi took matters into their own hands, with Marsteller Jr. starting a GoFundMe to help address the issue. “The funds raised are to be used to buy dry patch asphalt to fill in potholes,” according to the GoFundMe. As of Sunday, the group raised over $2,280 dollars, surpassing its initial goal of $350. Marsteller said he wasn’t afraid of “possible stoppage” and that it would instead “would show how ass backward this city is for allowing 10 inch holes,” according to the Vallejo Times Herald.
Do it yourself:
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman where the Self Help section was
she said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
Hurricane Nate is said to go straight North from The Gulf into Alabama
Experts say it will cause millions of dollars’ worth of improvement.
Here I am, watching Property Brothers and the lady’s “profession” is dog manager.
Their budget is $725,000. What am I doing wrong with my life?
June 10th Birthdays
1982 – Tara Lipinski, 1922 – Judy Garland, 1991- Tristan Mays, 1980 – Elizabeth Hurley
1989 – Shane West, 1982 – Jonathan Bennett, 1968 – Bill Burr, 1979 – Lee Brice