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.

Operation Pothole in Watts

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Do you live in or travel through Watts? Are you stymied by the potholes there? 15th District Councilman and Chairman of the City Council’s Public Works Committee Joe Buscaino  plans to come to your rescue. Following up on efforts made in Wilmington, San Pedro, Harbor City, and Harbor Gateway, he is launching Operation Pothole in Watts. On […]

Dear Santa: the 50 Parks Initiative is Great, but Please Bring South L.A. Some Green Space for Christmas

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While hiking in Griffith Park, my friend remarked that he found it refreshing to be surrounded by so much wildlife. “What wildlife?” I hadn’t spotted any yet. “All the squirrels.” “The squirrels…?” Yes, the squirrels. A ubiquitous chattering presence in some areas of town, they are a rarer sight where my friend lives in South […]