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.

Park[ing] Day Installation in South L.A. Highlights Residents’ Desperate Need for Peaceful Green Space. And Plants.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 24, 2013 | No Comments

The young man looked nervous. Hands jammed in his pockets, unwilling to meet my gaze, he walked towards me, backed away, moved toward the potted plants sitting on the sidewalk, came back towards me, and finally mumbled something unintelligible. “I’m sorry?” I asked. His behavior was so unusual I thought he might be having some […]

Formal Appeal Filed Against MyFigueroa! Streetscape Project by Auto Dealerships

By Damien Newton | Sep 24, 2013 | 13 Comments

It’s not quite a series of scribbles by Eli Broad, but the formal appeal of the MyFigueroa! Project, also known as the South Figueroa Streetscape Project, by Darryl Holter of the Shammus Auto Group is so half-baked, it’s hard to believe that anyone would take it seriously. The two-page hand-written complaint contains no new information […]

There’s One Week Left to Tell LA/2B about Your Aspirations for Your Community

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 23, 2013 | 3 Comments

Planners working on prioritizing the programs that they will implement as part of the Mobility Element need your help. Over the past couple of months, they’ve been sending out invitations for folks to peruse the programs listed on the LA/2B town hall site. They are looking for you to add your thoughts to the mix. […]

Get Your Complaints Filed! The Neighborhood Repair Blitz is Coming Your Way

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 19, 2013 | No Comments

Is your street pothole-plagued? Do you like to complain about it? If you live in L.A., chances are, it probably is and you probably do. Which turns out to be a good thing. This summer, Mayor Garcetti’s office announced the launch of Operation Neighborhood Council Blitz, a program designed to address small-scale street repair needs […]

By the Numbers: Counting Bikes and Pedestrians in Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 11, 2013 | 7 Comments

As the cloud of sarin gas descended on the scene, party-goers once happily doing the Carlton dance were suddenly writhing on the ground in agony. Huh? I rolled over and looked at the clock. It was 4 a.m. Thanks, NPR, for invading my weird retro dream. I rubbed my eyes and stumbled toward my coffee […]

Hope on the Horizon?: The Crenshaw Line and the Question of Jobs

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 9, 2013 | 6 Comments

At the Ready-to-Work rally on Saturday organized by the Black Worker Center, L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas reassured the crowd of job hopefuls gathered in Leimert Park that the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Metro had adopted in 2012 would ensure a portion of the jobs for the Crenshaw Line would go to the disadvantaged. Said […]

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