In 2020, Bryan "Bubba" Fish stoked fear about the supposed dangers of shared bus and bike lanes in Downtown Culver City. He argued that they posed risks, especially for families and children. Fast forward to 2023, Fish sued the city alongside McMorrin and Barba to block the voter-approved expansion of these lanes. In 2024, the lawsuit was lost, and the city went on record confirming there had been zero collisions between buses and bikes during the almost three years of operation.

The data simply didn’t back up the fear.

Thomas Small, along with his colleagues, labeled real estate investor Michael Hackman as having "too much influence," despite accepting over $300,000 in payroll from Hackman via the non-profit organization, Culver City Forward, while serving as an elected official. This was all happening during the time when “Move Culver City” was being conceived and executed as a "quick-build" project—a project Small, who served on City Council from 2016-2020, himself admitted was a temporary pilot, meant to be adjusted and changed. Now, those same individuals are arguing that any changes to it are sacrilege. Time to pull back the curtain on their selective narratives.

Advocates like Michael Schneider from ‘Streets for All’ and Bryan 'Bubba' Fish from LA County Transportation are vocal about their support for shared bus and bike lanes, frequently praising these lanes in other cities on social media.

It’s been a few years of an ugly and clogged downtown with small independent businesses losing income and tragically some being forced to leave.