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.
![Officer drags Bethany Nava off the train at Westlake/MacArthur Park for not removing her foot from the seat where it was propped up. [Image: still from video taken by Brock Bryan.]](https://la.preprod-streetsblog.alley.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-23-at-2.14.59-PM.png?w=329)
![A jogger finishes his last lap around Evergreen Cemetery while police and reporters alike speculate on his potential criminality. [Screengrab of ABC7 footage]](https://la.preprod-streetsblog.alley.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-26-at-7.28.59-PM.png?w=400)