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.

City Leaders Shepherding MyFigueroa Stakeholders Toward Consensus

By Joe Linton | Mar 26, 2014 | 6 Comments

The long-anticipated MyFigueroa project made another appearance at the Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) committee yesterday. With more than a hundred supporters in attendance, a great deal of staff work, political leadership, and a stakeholder summit process underway, it appears that MyFigueroa may be on track to break ground some […]

St. John’s New Health and Wellness Campus Promises Good Things for South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 25, 2014 | No Comments

“Is that yours?” a surprised 9-year old had asked me as I had unlocked my bike from a post at the Martin Luther King Jr. Rec Center in South L.A. last weekend. “Yes,” I had said. “Girls ride bikes, too.” He gave me a high five and flashed me a toothy grin. Much to my […]

Tattoos - symbols of the struggle of his earlier years - warn you against crossing a former gang member. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

To Be or Not To Be a Gang-Banger: Is that Really the Question?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 21, 2014 | 6 Comments

*This story features interviews with a number of youth. Some are named. Others requested they remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the information divulged. This story is the second in a series on the impact of generational disenfranchisement and trauma and repressive policing. The first, “Death and All His Friends,” can be found here. […]

The Tour de Watts Gathers Momentum, Signals Good Things Ahead for Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 18, 2014 | 5 Comments

While heading to South L.A. for the United Riders of South L.A.‘s Tour de Watts this past Saturday, I was reminded of a guest lecture I gave in a USC journalism class a few weeks ago. For an hour and a half, I talked about how fortunate I felt to be covering South L.A. and […]

“Our Fears Have Not Been Allayed”: The Limits of Regulatory Powers Over Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction Techniques

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 14, 2014 | 1 Comment

“Qué significa ‘fracking’ en español?” the woman wearing a “People Not Pozos” shirt and a “Ban Fracking Now” sticker asked me. I scratched my head. Shouldn’t she know? I wondered. And, how exactly does one say, “Fracking is a ‘well stimulation treatment that…includes the pressurized injection of hydraulic fracturing fluid or fluids into an underground geologic […]

MyFigueroa Project Picking Up Key Neighborhood Council Support

By Joe Linton | Mar 12, 2014 | No Comments

MyFigueroa is picking up some steam as the city’s decision on an appeal of the project’s certification approaches. MyFigueroa is the city of L.A.’s innovative downtown complete streets project, in the works since 2008. The project extends from Downtown L.A. (from the 7th and Fig outdoor mall) into South L.A.(to Exposition Park), and features pedestrian, […]

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