Mayoral candidates step into sidewalk debate
Garcetti, Greuel, Perry and James agree the city's plan to spend $10 million on a three-year study doesn't work. But while a solution is being worked out, L.A. pedestrians are getting hurt.
Les Butts of Woodland Hills was walking his dog earlier this month, which can be a dangerous activity in a city with nearly 5,000 miles of ruptured sidewalk. Butts, a musical instrument salesman, hit a patch of uneven pavement and took a tumble, falling onto his shoulder and scraping his knee.