Recent Streetsblog LA posts about South LA

In an effort to show how transportation, open space, planning and other issues impact the health and character 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 the Communities Editor for Streetsblog Los Angeles and is leading our coverage efforts in these communities. This page serves as a place to read Sahra’s and all of Streetsblog’s coverage of issues in South L.A. Contact Sahra at sahra[at]streetsblog.org or on twitter: @sahrasulaiman.

Four Years in the Making, CicLAvia Southeast Rides Strong

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 16, 2016 | 1 Comment

Sadly, a scheduling snafu meant that I was out of town for CicLAvia Southeast this past weekend. Having to settle for watching the photos pop up on social media was not nearly as good as being there in person. But it was still pretty great, believe it or not. You see, some of the very […]

CicLAvia XVII Open Thread – Southeast Cities

By Joe Linton | May 16, 2016 | 3 Comments

Yesterday, CicLAvia touched down in Southeast Los Angeles County for the first time. The 10-mile car-free open streets route included the cities of Huntington Park, Lynwood, and South Gate, and the L.A. City community of Watts and the unincorporated L.A. County communities of Florence-Firestone and Walnut Park. The popular open streets event filled southeast boulevards with people […]

Friday Corner of Shame: Burned-Out Structure Knocked Down, Remains Unremediated for a Year

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 6, 2016 | 4 Comments

Riddle me this: A dilapidated two-story apartment building in your neighborhood burns so brightly that as many as 70 firefighters from 36 units are dispatched to put down the fire. The structure becomes unstable. It is eventually knocked down so as to prevent it from collapsing on its own. How long will the pile of […]

Little-Tokyo-to-Watts Ride Explores Shared History of Japanese- and African-American Angelenos

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 2, 2016 | No Comments

The unity bike ride – the third annual effort between the East Side Riders Bike Club and the Asian and Pacific Islander Obesity Prevention Alliance (APIOPA) to link the communities that lie along the historic Central Avenue corridor by unearthing their shared history – kicked off yesterday’s event with a discussion of the origins of […]

Re:code L.A. Comes to Boyle Heights Saturday to Talk Updates to Zoning Code

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 15, 2016 | 6 Comments

Re:code L.A. is holding a forum in Boyle Heights Saturday (TOMORROW) morning from 9 a.m. to noon to talk with the community about the city’s $5 million, five-year effort to update its outdated zoning code. I know. That announcement did not set you on fire. Believe me, I get it. But you should still think […]

“More than Just Food” Looks at Role of Community Services Unlimited in Advancing Food Justice

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 25, 2016 | 13 Comments

“Food is a way in which you can get folks to think critically about their environment,” Lawrence De Freitas, a staff member with South Los Angeles-based Community Services Unlimited, Inc. (CSU), tells researcher and author Garrett Broad in an interview for Broad’s new book, More than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change. [Broad will […]

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