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Jaywalking Outrage
It’s not only hard to find a parking spot in Downtown L.A. It’s also becoming hard for pedestrians crossing the street. Police there have been cracking down on jaywalkers. If the light isn’t green, you can get a nearly $200 dollar ticket, even if you cross while the red hand is flashing.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIt’s not only hard to find a parking spot in Downtown L.A. It’s also becoming hard for pedestrians crossing the street. Police there have been cracking down on jaywalkers. If the light isn’t green, you can get a nearly $200 dollar ticket, even if you cross while the red hand is flashing. This has provoked outrage among residents, and now city council members and one state legislator are considering an intervention. We hear from Steve Lopez, who’s been covering story.
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The full episode
3 of 3UCLA's Commencement Uproar, L.A. Parking Woes and Jaywalking Downtown- 0:00UCLA Protests Commencement Speaker
- 15:27L.A.'s Parking Guru
- 28:09Jaywalking OutrageYou’re reading this