Are you tired of LA's bad streets? Has your car suffered because of countless potholes? Is your neighborhood in shambles?
If you said yes to these questions, join us at LA City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 7 as workers and residents tell the city council to fix our streets by ending the furloughs that are hurting neighborhoods. ___________________________________________________
Goodbye to LA City Potholes? City Workers Move Plan to Restore Street Services
LA City Street Service workers spoke out in support of ending furloughs in certain classifications within the Bureau of Street Services at a Public Works Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Councilmember José Huizar and Richard Alarcon challenged the city's Chief Administrative Officer to find budgetary solutions to restore street services at a higher capacity. Possible options include using special funds such as the gas tax toward street services.
The motion will be heard at the City Council next week.
Photo: LA City Councilmember José Huizar stands by LA City Street Service crews.
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Widespread Support Follows Efforts to Restore LA's Streets
At a press conference on Jan. 7, Street Service workers joined LA City Councilman Jose Huizar, Eric Garcetti and Richard Alarcon to unveil a motion that could restore desperately-needed services to our streets and roadways. Residents, workers and LA City leaders are supporting the need for services to operate at full strength. View press coverage from KABC.
Los Angeles Street Crews Call for Restored Services
Battered by citywide cutbacks and bruised by torrential rains, L.A.'s streets and neighborhoods need help. Los Angeles City street services workers will announce a plan on Friday, Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. at City Hall to restore basic maintenance services such as road repairs, street sweeping and tree-trimming that were slashed last year.
Budget cuts and furloughs in the Street Services Bureau have led to increased emergency response times and a reduction of basic services. On Jan. 5, City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana announced additional furloughs that could mean hundreds of miles of roads go unpaved.
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Street Services to the Rescue as Rains Pummel Los Angeles
Photo Credit: Los Angeles Times
As Los Angeles braces for another powerful storm system, LA City workers in the Bureau of Street Services and the Urban Forestry Division are working to handle emergency calls, flooded streets and downed trees. The need to end furloughs to keep street and tree emergencies from creating public safety hazards is evident as residents turn to city services to undo the damage created from torrential rains.
_______________________________________________________________________________Three Ways You Can Help LA City Streets 
In June 2010, the LA City Council approved a budget that cuts many of the programs and services that make Los Angeles a world-class city. More than six months later, residents and LA City workers can see the evidence all around -- our streets are filled with potholes, fallen trees have destroyed local homes and our sidewalks and alleys have turned into trashcans.
City workers want to keep LA strong. We have smart solutions to preserve street and tree services.
Here are three easy ways we can tell the LA City Council to fix our streets.
1. Write a letter to the LA City Council.
2. Tell us where the worst streets are located in your neighborhood.
3. Follow Keep LA Strong on Facebook.
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What's the State of Our Streets and Trees?
• Budget cuts have resulted in laying off half of the Street Services and Urban Forestry Division workforce
• No regular tree maintenance is being performed to prevent dangerous tree emergencies
• Equipment mechanics, who repair forestry equipment, are being furloughed and equipment is slow to enter the field
• Workers are only responding to emergencies and hazards
• Neighbors can go two weeks to a month without street cleaning
• Streets are riddled with potholes
Click here to learn how you can help our streets.
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Tired of LA's Streets Looking like Pothole Lane?
Our roads need constant maintenance and care, but furloughs, layoffs and budget cuts in the Street Services and Urban Forestry Division have delayed hundreds of miles of street and highway repairs.
LA street service crews repair and smooth raised sidewalks to prevent dangerous falls. They prevent damage to vehicles by maintaining the city's roads and resurfacing potholes. And they trim trees to remove broken limbs and keep our neighborhoods looking great. How have broken streets hurt your neighborhood?
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