Whose vision should lead Vision Zero?
The NYPD and all five District Attorneys oppose a City Council bill to move the Collision Investigation Squad into the Department of Transportation with law enforcement pushing a narrative at a hearing on Wednesday that the bill would decriminalize reckless driving, sources said but a platoon of advocates, experts and the bill’s sponsor will push back, arguing that the agency that oversees the mayor’s Vision Zero initiative must also lead the investigation when it comes up short.
“It’s about basic accountability,” said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, the sponsor of the bill that will get its first hearing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. “The responsibility to lead Vision Zero was given to the DOT commissioner. That person is responsibility to make the street safe for everyone, so that person needs to be coordinating everything.”
The City Council moved aggressively to rein in the NYPD on Friday, focusing its legislative ire on bigoted cops and lax discipline but also advancing a policy long-sought by street safety advocates: taking the police department out of crash investigation in favor of a new Department of Transportation unit.
The Council’s just released 12-part agenda includes the demise of the NYPD’s flawed Collision Investigation Squad and the creation of a new DOT team to investigate “all vehicle crashes involving a significant injury.” That mandate would raise the number of crash investigations from the current several hundred to several thousand, given how many crashes maim and kill every year in New York City.
The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and a medical imaging company will kick off a six-week effort today to offer free breast cancer mammography screenings for uninsured women.
By City News Service
Jan 15, 2021
MONTEBELLO (CNS) - The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and a medical imaging company will kick off a six-week effort today to offer free breast cancer mammography screenings for uninsured women.
The screenings which take 15 minutes and provide a referral to a licensed medical professional for follow-up care begin with a one-day event between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. today at Montebello-Commerce YMCA, at 2000 W. Beverly Blvd. in Montebello.
Other screenings are set at: Southeast-Rio Vista YMCA, 4801 E. 58th St., Maywood, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Jan. 16 and Feb. 1; Anderson Munger Family YMCA, 4301 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Jan. 20;
Reply
Social distancing measures will be enforced. (Shutterstock)
HOLLYWOOD, CA YMCA s across Los Angeles will launch a six-week program offering uninsured women free breast cancer screenings. Screenings will take 15 minutes, and will provide a referral to a licensed doctor or medical professional for follow-up care.
The Hollywood YMCA will host screenings on January 21 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m at 1553 N. Schrader Blvd. Attendees can RSVP at alineaevents.com/ymca-2021, but walk-ups will also be accepted. This program is part of the Y s continuing effort to make sure our community members are able to get the necessary services to maintain a healthy lifestyle, said Mario Valenzuela, vice president of equity and inclusion for the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles.