Los Angleles Rally for Bernie On Monday August 10

[ghostsinthemachine]

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/rally/4jgdj

Please join Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and local leaders for a rally in Los Angeles to discuss how we:

Get big money out of politics
Deal with obscene wealth and income inequality
Combat climate change
Make college education affordable

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Program begins at 7:00 p.m.
Time:
Monday, August 10, 2015 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT

Host: Bernie Sanders

Location:
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (Los Angeles, CA)

[arcane1]

1. Damn, so CLOSE!

And yet so far

[SoapBox]

2. OMG!

And arghhh...I'm supposed to work...arghh...suppose I could call in sick!

Wow...we gotta get this word out...it should fill fast.

Go Bernie!

[eridani]

4. Why not call in well? Or sane? n/t

[SoapBox]

17. LOL

People that I work with would never believe it if I called in sane!

[Le Taz Hot]

6. Screw it. I'm going.

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I can't miss this.

And I just got my new Bernie t-shirt!

[Senator Tankerbell]

3. Capacity is around 16,000

Should be a good one.

[RoccoR5955]

11. It will fill to capacity.

Then let's see the third-wayers say that Bernie cannot win.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

5. AT LAST! The Sports Arena

is at Figueroa and 39th Street. Parking is $25, I'm taking public transportation.

[Live and Learn]

9. Probably do the same from Union Station at least.

Oh my gosh, I am so excited about it.

[Live and Learn]

10. Yikes, I just checked and taking public transportation wll incur

(Metrilink) for 31 mile will be: Total fare = $9.25
Trip time is about 2 hours and 50 minutes.
Trip distance is about 40.53 miles.

Actual driving distance is 31 miles or about 40 minutes (against traffic - though I'd give it an hour) at that time. And there is no way back on the Metrolink that late.

I hate our public transportation system. It will actually be cheaper for me to take a vacation day off and drive since I have 3 people going. i was hoping I could go to work and have the take the train to Union Station and meet them there but the time and cost of that are actually prohibitive. I'd have to pay the parking fee anyway plus gas and they would have to spend $18.50 on train fare plus spend nearly 3 hours on it.

For Bernie, I will take the day off and drive everyone. Thank goodness and DU I found out in time to request it off.

[sabrina 1]

23. Yes, driving everyone, hopefully they can contribute, will diminish the cost

to you. Five people going, good for you!

And if everyone brings even one person, I don't think they'll have a problem filling that stadium.

[Live and Learn]

7. Seriously! I had just checked last week and there was nothing.

I am going to have to find a way to get off work early and go. Thanks for the info.

[Live and Learn]

8. I am so excited.

After I used your link to RSVP, I went to check my email for confirmation (which I got) and there were the original invitations dated today. I rarely check my email so would have missed them entirely (along with the event) without your post. I have been looking for events that would be at all possible to attend and thought I would have to fly somewhere.

Thank you so much!

[ghostsinthemachine]

12. Awesome, keep this posted if you can... (NT)

[Le Taz Hot]

13. So, is anyone else going?

Maybe we could meet up someplace. I'm going to be there early, around 5:00 because anytime after that is going to be insane. We can get a DU contingent going!

[artislife]

14. Keep the numbers high!! nt

[Stardust]

15. Anyone going from the San Fernando Valley, or points west?

[olddots]

20. we are coming from Topanga-ish driving to No Ho subway

our car is full but maybe someone has a bigger vehicle so we can show up together .

[Stardust]

24. My car is small, but I would probably take the Orange Line to NoHo anyway. I wonder if

there are still seats available at the venue...

[ghostsinthemachine]

16. Keep this up, rideshares anyone?

Let's get it together, make it nice.......

[SoapBox]

18. There is a FB carpool site...

But, it takes a login...one of these days I may have to join.

http://www.berniesandersvideo.com/carpool.html

I would be coming straight up the Harbor/110...however, I hate driving and the traffic would probably suck as usual...checked and there is actually an express bus from the area, taking about 45 minutes...not bad. Then coming back...sheesh, bus change, bus change, bus change. It looked pretty cheap though.

[arcane1]

19. Jealous!!! So close yet so far.

[SoapBox]

21. Traffic Map for the Los Angeles area

I use Sig Alert all the time...especially when going to and from work.

http://www.sigalert.com/Map.asp?lat=34.128101&lon=-118.289299&z=1#lat=34.12836&lon=-118.28919&z=1

For those unfamiliar with our road (insane road) system...you can check for traffic speeds by color and if there are
various colored triangles (red...accident of some kind) for stoppages.

FYI.

(I've been watching the route that I would take up there...straight up the 110/Harbor from the Port area...shockingly, the traffic has
actually improved going North and now the South bound is starting to get heavy...I didn't know!)

[ghostsinthemachine]

22. Lets keep this thread up....

And pack the place....

[SoapBox]

25. Anyone else that hasn't posted, going on Monday?

Soooo...I'm thinking about it.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

26. I wish