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.

Community Services Unlimited Can Help You Get a Jump On Your New Year’s Resolution to Garden and Eat Healthy

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 13, 2013 | No Comments

Every time an email from Community Services Unlimited (CSU) lands in my inbox, I am always inspired by how much a handful of people can accomplish when they are dedicated to the cause. Whether it is stocking corner markets with produce, hosting food justice conferences, or building gardens, running classes, and celebrating the environment at […]

Are Oil Fields Poisoning the Air Around USC? Residents Hope for Answers at Hearing Tonight

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

Standing at the gas pump, I was overcome with a sudden wave of dizziness and a blinding headache. Because I only drive my car two or three times a year, putting gas in my tank is one of those typical LA past-times I am usually able to avoid. But on those rare occasions I do […]

People Get Ready: Winter Is Upon Us And Bus Stops Will Not Shelter You

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 6, 2013 | 14 Comments

I’ll admit I don’t take the bus very much. I have debilitating motion sickness. I can’t even snap my head from side to side quickly without getting nauseous. The constant stopping, starting, and general rocking back and forth of a bus can make a basket case out of me, even when I am drugged up […]

Fighting Gentrification with Sankofa Red – a Repurposed Pay Phone

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 4, 2013 | 9 Comments

Gesturing towards the re-purposed pay phone prototype, KAOS Network founder Ben Caldwell said he looked at the Leimert Phone Company project as a way to exact “a handshake between 20th century objects and 21st century objects.” Just because we were living in an era of rapid change, he continued, there was no need to throw […]

The Dept. of Parks and Rec Wants Your Input on What Parks Should Be

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 22, 2013 | 9 Comments

I’ve been watching the makeover that the Julian C. Dixon/48th St. Park on Hoover and 48th has been undergoing for the past couple of months with some interest. The small playground, cracked-up basketball court, and small (but well-used) fitness zone sat like disparate islands floating along the edges of a sea of poorly kept grass […]

Food Vendors Rally for New Law That Would Provide Path to Legal Vending

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2013 | 3 Comments

There’s always been a certain irony that Los Angeles is the only one of America’s ten largest cities to have a blanket ban on street vending. Los Angeles is famous for its street vending culture, especially for the high quality food options available on many street corners, but every time a vendor takes to the […]

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