Best Pedro González Podcasts (2024)

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SGV Connect 126: Melissa Mora Hidalgo and Jonah Kanner 50:22

6d ago50:22

50:22

This week's SGV Connect returns to our regular formula with a pair of interviews by Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon. First, Chris interviews Melissa Mora Hidalgo, a queer entertainment writer living in Whittier. The interview goes back and forth between fun and serious, as the two discuss both her work and the performative allyship that occurs du…

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SGV Connect 125: A Sweatshop Documentary Comic Strip 16:34

20d ago16:34

16:34

This week Chris brings us a special feature interview with artist Isabel Pan. Pan is the artist in residence at C.A.S.A Zamora in El Monte. Her project has been a documentary-style, slice of life comic strip depicting the impact of sweatshop labor and refugee crises on the children of immigrants in the San Gabriel Valley. Pan’s subject is the son o…

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SGV Connect 124: Reclaimers and Rick Cole 1:22:27

1M ago1:22:27

1:22:27

This week’s SGV Connect continues our theme of focusing in on various areas of the SGV for our podcast episodes by looking at the Greater Pasadena area. First, Damien and Chris traveled to El Sereno to meet with some of the Reclaimers, unhoused residents of El Sereno who moved into Caltrans owned properties during the pandemic. Benito, Sandra and F…

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SGV Connect 123: The Upcoming Election in Alhambra CD4 44:17

2M ago44:17

44:17

This week's SGV Connect is focusing on the election to replace Councilmember and Vice-Mayor Sasha Renée Pérez of Alhambra. Pérez has given up her seat to run for the State Senate. Chris interviews Nicolas Kiet Quach, the president of the Alhambra Library Board of Trustees. While only 18, Kiet Quach is no newcomer to politics having worked for and w…

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Transportation Advocacy in Belmont Cragin, Chicago 1:01:05

3M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

Learn about the transportation advocacy campaign led by the Northwest Center, a 501c3, community based organization (formerly known as the Northwest Side Housing Center) pushing to bring more bike lanes and bikeshare to the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago. This episode was the first podcast collaboration between Latinos and Planning and the …

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Planning Journey: Ana Cubas chats about her planning firm, growing up in El Salvador and exploring Los Angeles as a teenager 39:08

4M ago39:08

39:08

In this episode we hear from Ana Cubas, a professional with over 20 years’ experience in government, non-profit, and private sectors. Ana comes from an immigrant background, is the first in her family to graduate from college, and has devoted her life to helping others. Ana's mission is to focus on working with companies that spur job and economic …

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Planning Journey: Claudia Monterrosa, HUD's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs 55:21

4M ago55:21

55:21

This episode was recorded during last November's LUGARES conference -- LAP's annual virtual conference where the theme was Caminando P'alante. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Claudia Monterrosa oversees affordable housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the HOME I…

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SGV Connect 122: Glendora 31:15

4M ago31:15

31:15

We continue our tour through the San Gabriel Valley with an episode focused on the City of Glendora, known as the Heart of the Foothills. It might surprise you if you're not familiar with what's going on at this small suburban community, but Glendora is working hard to build out a bike network, calm traffic on its streets, build up a downtown in it…

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You Belong in AI! S4 E1 Pedro Silva 1:10:18

5M ago1:10:18

1:10:18

Welcome to the fourth season of the "You Belong in AI!" podcast presented by UCLA ACM AI Outreach. To start off our season, we will be talking to Pedro Silva (he/him), manager of inclusive AI at Pinterest! Pedro received his PhD from UC Irvine in 2019. In this episode, Pedro shares about his background, his journey to working at Pinterest, and the …

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SGV Connect 121, El Monte Region: David Diaz and Pedro Gonzalez 28:31

5M ago28:31

28:31

Welcome to the first SGV Connect podcast of 2024! We start our new year with the first in a new series that focuses on different regions and communities in the San Gabriel Valley and examines both the state of their mobility projects and cultural and community projects. This week, both interviews were completed by Chris Greenspon. The first is with…

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David Salazar on the importance of involving youth in urban planning 50:30

6M ago50:30

50:30

David Salazar speaks with us today on his experience involving youth in urban planning, working with Long Beach City College and Cal Poly Pomona to develop an associates degree in urban planning -- the first one in California, and the importance of increasing representation of Latino/a/e urban planners at the state and national level. David Salazar…

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Planning Journey: Ana Lasso shares her experience working in state government, the importance of serving your community, and navigating imposter syndrome 39:05

6M ago39:05

39:05

Guest: ANA M. LASSO Director, California Department of General Services Ana M. Lasso was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as the Director of the California Department of General Services on March 19, 2021. Previously, Director Lasso served as the General Manager of Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, a position to which she was appointed by Go…

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SGV Connect Special Edition : Happy Anniversary, Foothill Transit 15:03

7M ago15:03

15:03

Last Friday, Foothill Transit celebrated its 35th anniversary with a party in the parking lot of its West Covina headquarters. Joe Linton and Chris Greenspon were among those on-hand and they had a chance to catch up with a handful of people that helped shape Foothill Transit's past and will guide the agency into the future. Those short interviews …

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Special Edition : Jeanie Ward-Waller 23:56

8M ago23:56

23:56

Jeanie Ward-Waller is not a household name in California, but until recently she may have had the most important job in the state as far as Streetsblog readers are concerned. Ward-Waller served as the Deputy Director of Planning and Multimodal Programs at Caltrans, where she not only oversaw many of the great programs that we regularly highlighted …

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SGV Connect 120: Basking in the Glow of ArroyoFest 26:55

8M ago26:55

26:55

This week's SGV Connect podcast is a special episode where the Streetsblog San Gabriel Valley team, Chris Greenspon, Joe Linton and Damien Newton, sit down and discuss the great success that was ArroyoFest 2023. All three were at the event but experienced it differently with Linton and his family biking the route, Newton completing the "Run the 110…

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SGV Connect 119: GoSGV and Carribean Fragoza's Scary Bike Crash 40:00

8M ago40:00

40:00

This week’s SGV Connect Podcast looks backward at the first year of the GoSGV Bike Share program and looks forward to Halloween and ArroyoFest. First, we speak with Jose Jimenez, the education director for Active SGV about the GoSGV’s first year, celebrated earlier this month. There are over 100 bikes being rented monthly at the moment and over 400…

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Planning Journey: Margarita Gonzalez Macedonio 55:00

9M ago55:00

55:00

Todays guest is Margarita Gonzalez Macedonio, a Principal Community Planner with the City of Santa Ana Neighborhood Initiatives and Environmental Services Program. Margarita has been a part of the City of Santa Ana team for over 16 years. As an advocacy planner, Margarita is a solution-oriented leader focused on ensuring an inclusive process for de…

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SGV Connect 117: Arroyofest 34:33

9M ago34:33

34:33

This week's SGV Connect breaks our regular mold as Streetsblog L.A. editor Joe Linton conducts both interviews on the past and future of ArroyoFest which returns at the end of this month, on Sunday October 29th when a portion of the I-110 will be closed to cars and open to other uses in the morning. First, Linton interviews Robert Gottlieb and Marc…

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SGV Connect 117: Councilwoman Adele Andrade Stadler and Steve Farley 33:56

9M ago33:56

33:56

This week's SGV Connect features a pair of interviews that will change and improve the lives of residents of the San Gabriel Valley. First, we talk with Alhambra Councilmember Adele Andrade-Stadler. Andrade-Stadler is the winner of this year's Elected Official of the Year award given by ActiveSGV at their Noche de las Luminarias. You can read more …

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Journeys of Two CA Based Urban Planners 1:04:05

10M ago1:04:05

1:04:05

In this episode we learn about the planning journeys of Jaime Espinoza and Anna Vidal. Jaime Espinoza is a City Planner in the Office of Zoning Administration of Los Angeles City Planning. In this capacity, he is responsible for the review and entitlement of commercial and residential development projects citywide, and leading negotiations with pro…

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SGV Connect 116: Strategic Parking Plan and Safe Parking in Pasadena 48:00

10M ago48:00

48:00

This week's SGV Connect focuses on two different parking programs in Pasadena. As the city closes in on approving its Strategic Parking Plan, we welcome retired UCLA economics professor and parking pricing guru Donald Shoup. Shoup's The High Cost of Free Parking which is still considered essential reading for urban planners decades after its origin…

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SGV Connect 115: Connie Tamkin and the SGV Community Land Trust 41:13

12M ago41:13

41:13

This week’s SGV Connect Podcast is the second part of a two part series on housing and tenants issues in the San Gabriel Valley and features Connie Tamkin, the president of the San Gabriel Valley Community Land Trust. If you missed part one of the series with Allison Henry, one of the leaders of the San Gabriel Valley Tenants Council, you can find …

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SGV Connect 114: Allison Henry and the SGV Tenants Council 22:44

12M ago22:44

22:44

This week’s podcast is the first in a two-podcast mini-series looking at housing issues in the San Gabriel Valley. In this podcast, Damien and Chris talk to Allison Henry, an SGV housing justice organizer with LA Forward and co-founder of the San Gabriel Valley Tenants Alliance. In the podcast, we discuss the recent and long-term history of the bat…

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SGV Connect 113 : The Regional Connector Opens and Construction Finnishes on the Gold Line 27:12

1y ago27:12

27:12

On Saturday, the Gold Line Foothill Construction Authority is hosting a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the light rail track system for the 9.1-mile, four-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Pomona. The ceremony is taking place this Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., at the D Street railroad crossing (north …

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SGV Connect 112 : Nathan Allen and Carlos Morales 50:51

1y ago50:51

50:51

In our first interview this week, Chris Greenspon interviews Nathan Allen, the owner of Underdog Bookstore in downtown Monrovia. In Nathan's own words, "Underdog Bookstore, targets specifically books by and about authors of color, as well as LGBT authors, who we consider underdogs, as well as local vendors." Allen explains the need to create safe s…

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SGV Connect 111: Putting the Reclaiming Movement Into a Larger Context 39:13

1y ago39:13

39:13

This week’s SGV Connect is the second in our “Reclaimers” series, focusing on the efforts of a group of formerly homeless activists in the El Sereno to be housed in formerly unoccupied homes owned by Caltrans. The first interview featured six Reclaimers who shared their personal stories on how they fell into homelessness, strived to be rehoused, an…

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SGV Connect 110 : The Reclaimers 1:09:07

1y ago1:09:07

1:09:07

We are Reclaimers because we have to because of desperation. - Benito, one of the Reclaimers living in El Sereno. SGV Connect is sponsored by Foothill Transit. Foothill Transit was not consulted about the content of this podcast and the views expressed are those of the participants and interviewer and may or may not be representative of the views o…

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You Belong in AI! S3 E3 Natasha Jaques 34:16

1y ago34:16

34:16

This episode features Natasha Jaques (she/her), a Senior Research Scientist at Google Brain! Natasha received her PhD in Computer Science at MIT in 2019, and she was a part of various research groups like DeepMind. In this episode, Natasha shares about her background, discusses representation in AI, and gives valuable life advice. Natasha will be j…

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SGV Connect 109: Rick Cole and Norma Quinones 35:20

1y ago35:20

35:20

This week's SGV Connect features a pair of interviews with former Pasadena Mayor Rick Cole and San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps (SGVCC). Director Norma Quinones. In our first interview, Damien talks with Cole ostensibly about the dozen opinion pieces Cole has written in 2023 about how Pasadena can grow as a city in the future. In the interview…

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SV Connect 108: Senate Candidate Sasha Renée Pérez 20:57

1+ y ago20:57

20:57

Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon catch up with Alhambra Councilmember and State Senate candidate Sasha Renée Pérez on the state of her candidacty and what is going on in Alhambra. The interview, the first in a series on the election, pings back and forth between her work in Alhambra and her vision for Senate District 25 This is Pérez's third time …

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BikeLA Pilot- Using E-bikes for Small Business Deliveries 35:04

1+ y ago35:04

35:04

BikeLA shares details on their pilot focused on promoting e-bikes for deliveries among small businesses near the port of Los Angeles. Bike LA, formerly known as Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, is a membership-based nonprofit organization that works to make all communities in LA County healthy, safe, and fun places to ride a bike through advoc…

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SGV Connect 107 - Happy Centennial West Covina 21:37

1+ y ago21:37

21:37

This week's SGV Connect is a special episode celebrating the centennial for West Covina. Chris Greenspon interviews local historian John Garside about the city's history, covering topics ranging from how the city hall got its name (from a stagecoach company) to lamenting some businesses that closed in recent years. You can read a transcript of the …

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E-bike Pilot -Rancho San Pedro, HACLA 23:32

1+ y ago23:32

23:32

In this episode we learn about an e-bike pilot program at Rancho San Pedro, one of the HACLA communities in Los Angeles. Karla Velasco, Community Relations Specialist, and Ms. Yolanda Rodarte, Community Coach, share how the program got started and how its going so far. ________________________________ Plan Dulce is a space for elevating projects, i…

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SGV Connect 106 : El Monte Poet Steve Valenzuela and an Update on Puente Hills Landfill Park 55:25

1+ y ago55:25

55:25

Welcome to SGV Connect episode 106, the first episode of 2023. This episode is nearly an hour long with a pair of great, but very different, interviews. First, Chris Greenspon interviews Steve Valenzuela, El Monte poet and writer in residence for the new Zamora Art House in El Monte. The interview touches on Valenzuela’s poetry, his work as a schoo…

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SGV Connect 106 : Au Revoir 2022 and Zine Editor John Axtell. 43:30

1+ y ago43:30

43:30

It's mid-December, and that means it's time for our annual end-of-the-year SGV Connect Podcast featuring not just Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon, but also Streetsblog LA Editor Joe Linton and Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry. After that, we have one last interview by Chris with John Axtell published a literary zine this year about the…

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Jarri Knows Stuff | EPISODE 104 1:40:03

1+ y ago1:40:03

1:40:03

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone This week we bring in stand up comedian Jarri Knows AKA Kermit Fight Club Partner We revisit the time Jarri and Kermit got into a bar fight Cover basic 101 of proper hygiene The guys share some of their mistakes as a parent Club Etiquette and what Jarri has planned for the future DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Fol…

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SGV Connect 105 : Resisting Change in Suburbia: Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A. 47:39

1+ y ago47:39

47:39

This week’s SGV Connect features an over forty minute interview by Chris Greenspon with author and history professor James Zarsadiaz about his recent book, Resisting Change in Suburbia: Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A. (Buy it from University of California Press, here.) Zarsadiaz’s book focuses on six communities, five in the San Gab…

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Mount Rushmore | EPISODE 103 1:13:32

1+ y ago1:13:32

1:13:32

WHAT'S GOING ON! This week we recap UFC 281 and get podcast favorites @PreacherLawson and @J.B. Ball to call in. Kermit gets new swag and Pedro shares he's not good at fake getting gifts. Pedro goes under the needles, Twitter parody accounts are causing chaos and RIP comedian Gallagher. DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Follow them on their soc…

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Secrets That You Keep | EPISODE 102 1:27:38

1+ y ago1:27:38

1:27:38

We start off the show with Danny tik tok find that enrages him. Our favorite Puerto Rican gorilla lands himself in the hospital. Recap our halloween weekend. Talk about being hesitant to be a fan of a celebrity. Kermit once again is hiding secrets from the boys. DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Follow them on their social media hot spot Instag…

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Halloween Mash | EPISODE 101 1:09:48

1+ y ago1:09:48

1:09:48

It’s the Halloween Nah Dood special and we 8 bit it up, dressing as our favorite Nintendo characters. We cover our pre Halloween weekend and do our best to clear the board of topics we haven’t covered since episode 90! DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Follow them on their social media hot spot Instagram: INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS: Nah Dood Main - @Na…

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SGV Connect 104 : Election Special! 13:32

1+ y ago13:32

13:32

With the next election day less than two months away, SGV Connect sits down with Topher Mathers who reviewed dozens of ballot measures throughout the San Gabriel Valley before Active SGV made endorsements for local measures throughout SGV cities. This is our second podcast focusing on the 2022 election. SGV Connect #100 featured an interview with R…

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Dood On Board | Episode 100 1:13:01

1+ y ago1:13:01

1:13:01

Episode 100! The boys start the show off rough with a friendly hangover from celebrating Pedro birthday. But what's celebrating 100 shows without a Huge announcement! And Boy O Boy its a big one. You'll have to listen to find out. DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Follow them on their social media hot spot Instagram: INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS: Nah Doo…

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Vibes From the Island | EPISODE 99 1:28:46

1+ y ago1:28:46

1:28:46

Episode 99! True buddy of the show Angel Rivera stops by, Kermit fresh off vacation and is keeping the island vibes alive. Pedro attends the Pride Parade in Orlando and becomes the main attraction. Pedro shares with us a problem he has with barbers and Angel makes us cry. DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Follow them on their social media hot s…

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Lie,Cheat and Repeat | EPISODE 98 1:12:31

1+ y ago1:12:31

1:12:31

The gang back together, Pedro returns from his week away due to Hurricane Ian. That time gave Pedro some time to work on a new impression that Kermit not a fan of. Kermit cruise honeymoon gets a unexpected surprise, Danny shares with us how to care for a pet snake. Pedro shares his list of top cheaters throughout sports. Football picks and news fro…

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SGV Connect 103 - San Dimas Station and Artist Julian Lucas 21:42

1+ y ago21:42

21:42

This week's SGV Connect is a bit of a departure from our usual format. Instead of two interviews, we start with a discussion between Damien and Chris about a lawsuit filed by the City of San Dimas against the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. The lawsuit calls for a halt to constuction while the issue of where the parking lot for the stati…

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It Takes 2 to Cheat | EPISODE 97 1:18:45

2y ago1:18:45

1:18:45

Hey everyone this week we’re a man down. But don’t worry two of the handsomeness boys sit in. We give you a full hurricane Ian report, we go down a rabbit hole of food talk that leaves us hungry. We show you what a real man looks like and we review a couple of cheaters in the fishing world, DON'T FORGET TO LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Follow them on their…

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You Belong in AI! S3 E2 Kitu Komya 59:57

2y ago59:57

59:57

This episode features Kitu Komya (pronouns she/her), a Machine Learning Engineer at O' Reilly Media! Kitu received her Bachelor's degree in Statistics at UCLA in 2018, and she was a part of various research groups like Infosys. In this episode, Kitu touches upon how she got her position at O' Reilly Media, what it's like working there, and her view…

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Getting Rekt with Jake Ricca | EPISODE 96 1:39:19

2y ago1:39:19

1:39:19

Hello everyone and welcome back. This week we got stand up comedian and viral gamer / content creator Jake Ricca. We find out what’s he’s been up to and why he’s such a scary cat. Danny has a new outlook at life due to a mini vacation and the friend he made, Pedro hates it. So much more hilarious topics you’ll just have to listen/ watch to find out…

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Soul Man with JB Ball | EPISODE 95 1:41:32

2y ago1:41:32

1:41:32

Stand-up comedian, tv writer, sketch writer, performer, director, producer and musician. JB Ball stops by the studio and shares with us his up coming comedy special. Episode is another mosh pit of topics. We introduce 2 clips that should be banned from the internet and get JB reaction from it. So much more you just have to watch/ listen to find out…

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SGV Connect: Safe Systems and SGV Cycling 30:23

2y ago30:23

30:23

This week's SGV Connect features an interview with the director of the Pasadena Department of Transportation and Vincent LaRocca of the new group ride bicycling group SGV Cycling. As Damien notes in our first interview with Pasadena's Laura Cornejo, SGV Connect was long overdue for a story on the Rose City. In the couple of days since we recorded t…

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