Where will the Gold Line go next? Metro is holding a series of meetings to discuss the subject. LAist has a list of venues. If you’re curious as to how we could end up dumping thousands of gallons of raw sewage into the ocean, maybe you should consider taking a tour of the city’s deteriorating [...]

An extended stint of jury duty is my excuse for the lapses in posting. It’s incredibly interesting but, after a month, it’ll be nice to get back to a normal schedule. South Pas tree roots are to blame for the sewage spill that closed Long Beach beaches (they’re back open now). The Star-News says it [...]

22,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled out of a manhole cover in South Pasadena yesterday and made its way to the L.A. River. All beaches in Long Beach are closed as a result. Tweet

Some brave Caltrans officials plan to hold a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the South Pasadena Library. They’ll discuss the tunnel plan and the feasability studies they’ve been conducting along the proposed route. Tweet

Sure there’s the economy and the Middle East, but what should Obama really focus on? Completing the Long Beach Freeway. Or at least, that’s the opinion of Joe Mathews. [via LA Observed] Also in 710 news, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) has introduced a bill that would force Caltrans to sell about 500 parcels [...]

A lot of this will be outdated, but … City Water Manager Marcelino Aguilar says of the Wilson Reservoir: “It’s about 100 years old. The life expectancy is supposed to be about 50 years.” Trader Joe’s is suing a New York store that’s decided to reopen as Trader John’s. Drilling began, in a testing phase, [...]

For the past few weeks, Southern California Edison crews have been entering and exiting the Marengo power-line corridor a lot more. Turns out they were building stuff. Without telling the neighboring property owners. And now at least one is asking that Edison move the power lines underground. My guess is it’s the neighbor who suddenly [...]