Recent Streetsblog LA posts about equity

Google maps view of the lots where the South Central Farm once stood.

Today: Plans for Industrial Buildings on Former South Central Farm Lot Go Before PLUM Committee

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 7, 2017 | 1 Comment

At 2:30 p.m. today, after hearing an appeal from Mr. Tezozomoc on behalf of the South Central Farmers, the Planning and Land Use Committee will likely vote to certify the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approve the subdivision of the lot in support of a project proposed for the former home of the South Central Farm.

The Rosa Parks station in Watts/Willowbrook, looking southward along the Blue Line. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Strategy Center Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Metro Fare Enforcement

By Joe Linton | Jan 5, 2017 | 18 Comments

The Labor/Community Strategy Center filed a civil rights complaint alleging that Metro has created a discriminatory system of policing that disproportionately impacts black transit riders.

Election Reflections: “Law-and-Order,” the Resilience of White Supremacy, and You

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 9, 2016 | 42 Comments

“Where do things stand now?” I asked Adonia Lugo as we organized potential discussion themes ahead of this Sunday’s Untokening event. Election results were just starting to roll in from the East Coast, she replied, and they weren’t looking good for Hillary. Perhaps we should relabel the event ‘The UnTrumpening,’ I mused. We were already […]

Ceebo Tha Rapper shoots a video near 65th and Broadway, where 25-year-old Ezell Ford was shot and killed by the police, answering critics that thought his first video called for violence against the police. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Equity 101: Bikes v. Bodies on Bikes

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 28, 2016 | 6 Comments

“Maybe you didn’t catch that you jumped into a convo specifically about transportation/police issues?” snarked the self-described “police/community relations specialist” and bike advocate. I had jumped into the #moveequity twitter conversation to engage the prompt, “How can community groups and residents partner with law enforcement to build trust and create safer, fairer communities?” I did […]

Filed Under: “Do You Need a Patch?”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 1, 2016 | 12 Comments

Six months ago he had been hit by a car on Rodeo Road, the young man told me. He was laid up for seventeen days. Now he had a metal rod in his back. It wasn’t a story that made the news. And it wasn’t a hit-and-run – the driver actually stopped to help the […]

“Ovaries so Big…” that They’ve Got Their Own Documentary

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 1, 2016 | 1 Comment

The Ovarian Psyco-Cycles have been a game-changer in the Los Angeles cycling landscape. And now, with a documentary featuring the stories of three of their members set to debut at South by Southwest (SXSW) this year, they are essentially announcing that they are here to stay. Y con ganas.* The Ovas first burst into the […]

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