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Kevin de León Doesn’t Show Up For Sentinel Interview with BLM’s Melina Abdullah             
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Kevin de León Doesn’t Show Up For Sentinel Interview with BLM’s Melina Abdullah             

Danny J. Bakewell, Jr.  Executive Editor November 3, 2022

Disgraced Councilman Kevin de León was scheduled to be interviewed at the Los Angeles Sentinel Offices on Monday, October 31, at 10:30 a.m.  The interview, which was scheduled to be taped and aired online as well as printed in this week’s paper, was to be conducted by Executive Editor Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., Sentinel Podcast host Niele Anderson and Dr. Melina Abdullah, leader and founder of Black Lives Matter-LA and community advocate.  But De León late Sunday evening sent a text saying that he was out of town and wouldn’t be available for the interview. 

City Officials Announce Completion of Bike Lane Inspection Pilot Program Using Electric Bikes 
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City Officials Announce Completion of Bike Lane Inspection Pilot Program Using Electric Bikes 

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 7, 2022

Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmembers Paul Krekorian (District 2) and Bob Blumenfield (District 3) and Board of Public Works Vice President Teresa Villegas joined StreetsLA (Bureau of Street Services) yesterday in North Hollywood to announce the completion of a pilot program of inspecting the pavement condition of the City’s bike lane network by using electric bikes.

Councilwoman Nury Martinez Introduces Landmark Motion Calling for a Green New Deal in the City of Los Angeles
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Councilwoman Nury Martinez Introduces Landmark Motion Calling for a Green New Deal in the City of Los Angeles

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 19, 2019

City of Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez issued the following statement after introducing a motion calling for a Green New Deal in the City of Los Angeles. This comes just on the heels of a press conference with Mayor Garcetti, Councilmembers Paul Krekorian, Paul Koretz, and Mike Bonin, and President of the LADWP Board of Commissioners Mel Levine, announcing that LADWP will not repower three power plants with natural gas by 2029: