Recent Streetsblog SF posts about John Avalos

Avalos “Disgruntled” Over Paying for His City Hall Parking Perk [Updated]

By Aaron Bialick | May 28, 2014 | 19 Comments

Update: Avalos said on Twitter that his email was meant as a joke. Supervisor John Avalos sent out an email today complaining about the $173 he pays monthly for a reserved parking spot in front of City Hall. That’s even though he pays less than half the $395 going price for a reserved parking spot […]

Avalos’ Eyes on the Street: SFPD Blocks Crosswalk During Traffic Stop

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 10, 2014 | 19 Comments

Supervisor John Avalos posted the above photo on Facebook with the following explanation: Ironic traffic stop on Mission and Ocean. Police vehicle stopped in the middle of the intersection blocking the cross walk and sending the 49 bus into the next lane. We have a ways to go to coordinate our pedestrian safety effort. Indeed. Avalos, […]

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Imagine No Deaths: Supes, Safe Streets Advocates Call for “Vision Zero”

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 14, 2014 | 14 Comments

A coalition of safe streets advocates, community organizations, and city supervisors have launched a campaign for San Francisco to join leading cities in adopting a “Vision Zero” goal — an end to traffic deaths on city streets within ten years. “We need a culture shift in San Francisco, and it has to start from the […]

Supes Avalos, Wiener Clash on Equitable Spending Strategies for Muni

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 20, 2013 | 45 Comments

Supervisors John Avalos and Scott Wiener are sparring over how new revenue for transit should be spent to benefit the Muni riders who need it most. With tax measures proposed for the 2014 ballot that could significantly increase transportation funds, Avalos introduced a charter amendment yesterday that would “require the city to prioritize investments to address existing […]

Breed Defends Record on Safer Streets for Biking; Plus: Other Supes Respond

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 20, 2013 | 30 Comments

Supervisor London Breed has issued a statement explaining her Twitter comments yesterday on safer streets for bicycling which led her to delete her account. Breed had responded to an inquiry sent out by Twitter user Patrick Traughber to every city supervisor and a few other city officials, asking, “In your opinion, what is the biggest […]

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