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.

Beyond the Gates: USC Planning Students Build Ties with Communities through Tours

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 12, 2014 | 4 Comments

A few weeks ago, I got a phone call asking me to help someone interested in journalism put together a tour in South L.A. I immediately found myself getting anxious. Tours into lower-income areas can be a touchy thing, depending on who wants to do the tour, what their intentions and expectations are, who leads […]

Filed Under: D’oh! City Stamps Out Safety-Enhancing DIY Effort in Silver Lake, Leaves Massive Gang Signs in Place in South Central

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 3, 2014 | 8 Comments

Last month, I sent a photo illustrating some of the new designs that had popped up at Effie and Hyperion in Silver Lake (above) to Joe and Damien. Joe, without disclosing the location, posted it to Streetsblog with a brief accompanying explanation. As he noted, the intersection has seen various DIY interventions. The painting of […]

Days of Dialogue Opens Conversation on Police-Community Relations in South L.A., Gets an Earful

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 31, 2014 | 4 Comments

Dialogue was great, said a young man from Youth Justice Coalition as we left the Days of Dialogue on Police-Community Relations in the Aftermath of Ezell Ford and Michael Brown event held at Dr. Maya Angelou High School in South L.A. last night, but what he cared about was action. It seemed to be a […]

Leimert Park People St Plaza: Making a Cookie-Cutter Program Fit a Cultural Community’s Aspirations

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 29, 2014 | No Comments

On my way to a meeting of the Leimert Park Village stakeholders at the Vision Theater a few weeks ago, I poked my head into the art space known as the KAOS Network looking for founder and artist Ben Caldwell. I found him huddled around a table with Sherri Franklin, the founder of Urban Design Center, […]

Motion to Move Forward on Rail-to-River Bikeway Project up for Vote Thursday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 22, 2014 | 15 Comments

In a motion before the Metro Executive Management Committee last Thursday morning, County Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas cited the successful “transformation of unused or abandoned rail right-of-ways into pedestrian access and bicycle routes” around the country and here in L.A. as support for his call that the Board direct Chief Executive Officer […]

Construction Updates, the Naming of Stations, and More at Tonight’s Meeting on the Crenshaw Line

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 9, 2014 | No Comments

The Crenshaw Leadership Council (CLC) will be holding their quarterly meeting on the progress of the Crenshaw/LAX line tonight from 6 – 8 p.m. at Dulan’s on Crenshaw (4859 Crenshaw Boulevard). The meeting will provide updates from the work of the small groups, or PODs (Project Oriented Discussions), the CLC supports — Small Business Resources, […]

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