Join host Wes as he chats with South Pasadena Walking School Bus participants about this innovative program. Discover how it provides a safe, fun, and sustainable way for Marengo Elementary students to get to school while fostering stronger com...

Welcome back to the ActiveLab Podcast! We're featuring our 2024 Noche Honoree for Outstanding City Staff, Steven Mateer. Steven is the Transportation Manager for the City of Glendora, overseeing public transit, bicycle and pedestrian program...

Welcome back to the ActiveLab Podcast! Today, we're featuring a special double episode with our 2024 Noche Honorees: the City of Alhambra for Outstanding City and Jeffrey Koji Maloney for Outstanding Elected Official.The City of Alhambra...

Welcome to another episode of the ActiveLab Podcast! Today, we're featuring our 2024 Noche Honoree for Outstanding SGV Business Beastin Beauties Fitness Studio. Beastin Beauties, located in El Monte, is dedicated to empowering women through dyn...

Welcome to another episode of the ActiveLab Podcast! Today, we're featuring our 2024 Noche Honoree for Outstanding Local Advocate Je-Show Yang. As a program manager at APIFM, Yang champions policies improving air quality and public health in th...

Welcome to another episode of the ActiveLab Podcast! Today, we're featuring Grace Santiago, our 2024 Noche Honoree, for the Brian Velez Memorial Award—Outstanding Volunteer. Grace Santiago, a dedicated counselor from Boyle Heights, shares her j...

Welcome back to the ActiveLab Podcast! Today, we're featuring our 2024 Noche Honoree for Outstanding Community Organization: Trust for Public Land (TPL). Since its establishment in 1972, TPL has championed the cause of ensuring that everyone, r...

Today, 6/26, we are celebrating the love we have for the San Gabriel Valley community. We hope this day inspires you to visit one of your favorite local SGV spots or try something new. Whatever the day brings, we are happy to share this celebra...

Join host Carly and guest Gaby live from the Amtrak train with stunning beach views as they discuss Go Coastal, a program by ActiveSGV and the California Coastal Conservancy. Learn how this initiative made it easy to access the coast via pub...

In the latest episode of ActiveLab, our host Alina interviews Pablo Tamashiro, the owner of Cyber Yogurt, a single-location, family-operated business in El Monte since 2009. Cyber Yogurt isn't just a local business; it's a community-centric ...

In our latest episode of ActiveLab, we discuss Alhambra’s potential for transformation. Our guest, Jeshow Yang, a Program Manager of the Sustainable SGV program at APIFM and a long-time Alhambra resident, shares his insights on the exciting ...

In the latest episode of ActiveLab, join our team, Wes and Jazmin, as they enter into the world of GoSGV. Explore how GoSGV's innovative electric bike-share program is transforming sustainable transportation in the San Gabriel Valley. Discover ...

In our second episode of ActiveLab, we took a behind-the-scenes journey with Danielle, the program director of ActiveSGV's Open Streets program. Starting nearly a decade ago as an ActiveSGV volunteer, Danielle joined the staff in 2017 and has b...

Welcome back to ActiveLabs! Our journey began during the pandemic, and after a short break, we're thrilled to be back, ready to talk about everything related to the vibrant San Gabriel Valley.To kick off our return, we have our...

Gas companies have tried to convince us for years that it’s safe to use gas appliances in our homes, but research shows that burning gas is bad for our health and indoor air quality, not to mention the toll it takes on the environment. On th...

This episode was recorded on 05/04/2021. In this episode of ActiveLab, Brisa Aviles interviews Ana Zepeda from the Lundquist Institute, a 501(c)3 independent non-profit biomedical research organization, affiliat...

Baldwin Park and Alhambra residents elected two fresh, new faces in November 2020. Mayors Sasha Renee Perez and Emmanuel J. Estrada share their thoughts on being elected to local office before turning 30, and what local communities can do to im...

This episode of ActiveLab is about one couple’s efforts to transform a non-descript, suburban Ranch house into a healthier, more sustainable 21st century home! Over the past few years Wen Lee and Chris Stratton of Temple City have chronicled th...

On this episode of ActiveLab, Adriana Pinedo and Wes Reutimann discuss the state of Census in the San Gabriel Valley, the lack of action on meaningful climate policy in the 2020 CA state legislative session, ActiveSGV's upcoming efforts to info...

This episode of ActiveLab is all about our Bike Friendly Business District (BFBD) program. ActiveSGV staff, Amy Wong and Carly Curiel, are joined by Jannet Hernandez and Osmar Mérida, owners of Plan...

On this episode of ActiveLab, ActiveSGV discusses the next #ReadSGV book club selection: “East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte”. Active staffers Diane and Carly hos...

ActiveSGV interviews Danny Heeley, the manager of America’s #1 Bike and Plant Store, about running a small shop in the midst of a pandemic. Challenges have included juggling new safety protocol, record demand for repairs, and a global shortage ...

What SGV cities are moving walking, bicycling, and active mobility projects forward? ActiveSGV’s Wes Reutimann touches base with Pasadena Disability and Accessibility Commissioner David Azevedo on the status of the valley’s first bi-directional...

What SGV cities are moving pedestrian, bike, and other active mobility projects forward? ActiveSGV Executive Director David Diaz and La Verne Bicycle Coalition co-founder Doug Strange join Wes Reutimann to discuss the latest, greatest projects ...

Active San Gabriel Valley organizers Amy, Adriana, and Wes share and discuss:What the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day (4/22/1970 - 4/22/2020) means to those who weren't around for the first one;Their personal experienc...