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Kristopher Fortin Grijalva

@lapaperboy

Mobility justice advocate, writer, bridge builder. Transportation Program Director @oeconline. Former Do-It-All @SAActiveStreets.

 Portland, OR
Joined January 2009
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Suzy Exposito@HexPositiveAug 17
I needed a pick-me-up today and was still pissed that they didn’t play Missy Elliott at Y2K Prom last weekend… So I made a playlist of new millennium-era prom bangers open.spotify.com/playlist/1z…
Historically Accurate Y2K Prom Mix

Historically Accurate Y2K Prom Mix

Playlist · Suzy Hex · 91 items · 32 saves

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Suzy Exposito@HexPositiveJun 13
I’m so fucking proud of the Haiti team for getting to the World Cup 🇭🇹 They have my support today!
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Suzy Exposito@HexPositiveJun 3
Shout out to the burgeoning climate justice movement happening in the San Gabriel Valley! I edited this story about their organizing efforts leading up to the election: latimes.com/delos/story/2026…
New coalition decries 'parasite' data centers proposed in City of Industry

New coalition decries 'parasite' data centers proposed in City of Industry

In the City of Industry, San Gabriel Valley residents join a growing nationwide movement against the creation of battery energy storage systems and data centers

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@MorePerfectUSJun 3
Monterey Park in LA County is now the first city in the country where voters have banned data centers. At the ballot box residents overwhelmingly chose to ban data center construction, voting 86%-14% in favor of the indefinite moratorium.
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@SheaSerranoFeb 9
YOU COULD SPEAK 0% PERCENT SPANISH AND STILL KNOW BAD BUNNY FUCKING KILLED THAT IF YOUR VIBES ARE POWERFUL THEY TRANSCEND LANGUAGE
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Governor Tina Kotek
@GovTinaKotek5 Oct 2025
The truth has prevailed. The federal court ruled in Oregon’s favor to block a military intervention in Portland. While this ruling is only the first step, it’s a step in the right direction. Thanks to Attorney General Rayfield and his team for great work. youtu.be/1zen0-236-s?si=YBgY…
Today, the federal court ruled in Oregon’s favor to block a military...

Today, the federal court ruled in Oregon’s favor to block a military...

Today, the federal court ruled in Oregon’s favor to block a militar...

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tanvi@Tanvim5 Oct 2025
That photo - chicago.suntimes.com/news/20…
Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours

Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours

The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which has yet to be verified. In the...

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Ricki Ruiz@RickiRuizOR28 Aug 2025
In Shelton, WA, Firefighters—were treated not as heroes, but as suspects. Among them were members of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes, Indigenous peoples whose ancestors have lived on this land. Yet they were interrogated about their immigration status.
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Interesting AF
@interesting_aIl17 Feb 2024
After throwing his microphone up, the cable got tangled in the stage structure, Eddie Vedder, lead singer of the band Pearl Jam, decided to climb the structure without protection and then climbed down the microphone cable.
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Angel Rodriguez@ajrod26 Apr 2023
Come join the LA Times Latino Initiatives team. We are looking for an Assistant Editor that will work with a great crew already assembled in @fidmart85 @A_MartinaIbanez @JessicaPerezLA2 @HexPositive @Spacehoes_. Apply here: nantmedia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.…. Big things are on the way!
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Salvador Hernandez@SalHernandez1 Mar 2023
The number of homeless people who die in Orange County a year has quadrupled in 10 years. Drugs are the main cause latimes.com/california/story…

Startling increase found in deaths of Orange County homeless people. Drugs are the main cause

From 2012 to 2021, the number of deaths of homeless people in Orange County more than tripled, and accidental overdoses are a leading reason why.

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On the latest ep of my podcast, I had a great time catching up & reminiscing w @JessicaPerezLA2 Tune in to hear about their journey into journalism, starting the blog MisNeighbors in 2010, & their work mentoring youth w the @boyleheightsbt. #boyleheights audioboom.com/posts/8253969-…
Image from (╯°□°）╯︵∀⊥ᴚƎ∩H ⋊ƆIᴚƎ (@ElRandomHero)
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Voice of OC@VoiceofOC15 Feb 2023
Breaking: An Orange County landlord group wants to overturn protections for tenants against rent increases and evictions in Santa Ana, and moved to file a lawsuit Tuesday against the landmark city housing policies. voiceofoc.org/2023/02/oc-lan…

OC Landlord Group Moves to Sue Santa Ana to Overturn Rent Control 

In a new lawsuit, the Apartment Association of Orange County called Santa Ana’s rent control policies “unconstitutionally” biased against landlords.

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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez@SashaReneePerez22 Jan 2023
To those in need of trauma or crisis support in Monterey Park, Alhambra and surrounding areas please head to the Langley Sr. Citizen Center. 400 W Emerson Ave Monterey Park, CA 91754 United States – at Alhambra, CA
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Ron Lin@ronlin22 Jan 2023
10 people killed, 10 injured in mass shooting at Monterey Park dance studio, east of L.A., on the eve of the Lunar New Year. It's one of the worst shootings in modern California history latimes.com/california/story… @JeongPark52 @SummerrLin @Rjaellis @LAcrimes @liborjany @LATvives
Authorities identify 72-year-old man as suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting

Authorities identify 72-year-old man as suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting

A deadly mass shooting inside a Monterey Park dance studio led authorities to Torrance on Sunday, where the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a strip mall parking lot.

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brandon pho@brandonphooo1 Dec 2022
Things are changing in downtown Santa Ana, even beyond the pace at which a downtown economic interest group - seen as part of the gentrification problem - can keep up. Now the Latino merchants have organized on a scale not seen in years to get them to step aside. New from me:
Voice of OC (@VoiceofOC) profile pictureVoice of OC@VoiceofOC1 Dec 2022
Latino Business Owners Push for a New Downtown Santa Ana bit.ly/3UkIQwe
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Caroline Tracey@ce_tracey28 Nov 2022
Good morning! For @highcountrynews, I'm looking to interview people from the US West who have used telehealth for abortion care. If you're interested in sharing your experience—incl. first-name only or under a pseudonym—please DM or email: [email protected]. Others, RT plz!
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Daniel Hernandez ✍🏽🌞@longdrivesouth21 Nov 2022
Shaul Kuba, the CIM developer who is violently gentrifying West Adams Blvd., found a way to get the city to harass the immigrant owner of a liquor store for "nuisance abatement" after he refused to sell to him. This is how weaponizing the state works: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

An Entire Neighborhood Is Being Flipped by a Los Angeles Developer

Shaul Kuba of the powerful real estate firm CIM is remaking scrappy West Adams according to his very particular vision. Some people just don’t fit the picture.

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oscar uriel ☭@outta_papeles12 Nov 2022
transit is the second highest expense for working-class families, behind rent. think about that.
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Los Angeles Times
@latimes4 Nov 2022
The Times will leave its downtown Los Angeles printing facility in 2024, ending an era of newspaper production at a sprawling plant that was sold off by the paper’s former owner latimes.com/california/story…
The Times' downtown L.A. printing facility will shut down in 2024

The Times' downtown L.A. printing facility will shut down in 2024

The Times will begin working with Southern California News Group in 2024 to produce its print editions as well as those of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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David Zipper@DavidZipper3 Nov 2022
I've written a series of @CityLab articles exploring why the US is uniquely terrible at road safety. Today I summarize what I’ve learned. TLDR: The soaring number of US crash deaths is due to policy choices, not “American exceptionalism.” 🧵 below bloomberg.com/news/features/…
US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve

US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve

The rising rate of road deaths in the US continues to defy global trends. Here’s what traffic planners in other nations could teach their American counterparts.

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