Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eastside

In an effort to show how transportation, open space, planning and other issues are intertwined with the health, culture, livability and strength of a community, Streetsblog and The California Endowment teamed to bring Streetsblog’s coverage to a hyper-local level in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman is Communities Editor for Streetsblog Los Angeles and oversees work in South Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. Her work and that of our former Boyle Heights-specific writer Kris Fortin can be found here. Contact Sahra at sahra[at]streetsblog.org or on twitter: @sahrasulaiman.

Justice-Oriented Mobility Advocates to “Untokenize” Active Transportation Movement at November Convening

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 20, 2016 | 13 Comments

He was so glad I had “talked about people of color committing violence against other people of color,” the man gushed, shaking my hand. My eyebrows shot up. The focus of my talk at last October’s CalBike’s annual summit had been the extent to which the socio-economic and cultural landscapes of a community are inextricably […]

Scoping Meeting to Explore Impacts of Update to Boyle Heights Community Plan to be Held Tuesday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 12, 2016 | No Comments

Tuesday night, from 6 – 8:30 p.m., the Department of City Planning will be holding a Scoping Meeting to gather feedback from the community regarding the potential impacts the policies and goals contained within Boyle Heights Community Plan might have on the area’s environment, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The meeting […]

Eastside Sol Rocks Mariachi Plaza, Engages Boyle Heights on Cleaner Transpo and Energy Alternatives

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 22, 2016 | No Comments

In lower-income communities – particularly those where rentership is very high – people often have very little access to clean energy or clean technology alternatives. The organizers behind the second annual Eastside Sol event held at Mariachi Plaza this past Saturday know how important it is for that to change. Such communities are often most […]

Proyecto Pastoral Crowdfunds for Pico-Aliso Neighborhood Project

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 28, 2016 | 7 Comments

Squeezed in between the major thoroughfares connecting Boyle Heights to downtown, the Pico-Aliso community has long been treated by the city as an area to be passed through, and as quickly as possible, at that. With the demolition of the 6th Street Viaduct and the subsequent increase in commuter vehicle traffic during peak hours along […]

DTSC Begins Environmental Review Process for Residential Clean-Ups Around Exide, Seeks Public Input

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 22, 2016 | No Comments

This coming Saturday, June 25, and next Thursday, June 30, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will hold scoping meetings to gather community input regarding the extent to which the clean-up of lead-contaminated properties located within a 1.7-mile radius of shuttered lead-acid battery smelter Exide could affect surrounding neighborhoods. Community comments, the DTSC Notice […]

Gov. Brown Directs $176.6 Million to Expedite Cleanup in Communities around Exide

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 20, 2016 | 4 Comments

According to a press release, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed legislation directing $176.6 million “to expedite and expand [lead] testing and cleanup of residential properties, schools, daycare centers and parks around the former Exide Technologies facility in Vernon, California.” The legislation came in the form of A.B. 118, by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) […]

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