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.

Riding with the Real Rydaz: Planning for a July Tour of South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 3, 2012 | 5 Comments

Although a few state parks will close on July 1, Shuntain Thomas, the Real Rydaz, and We Are Responsible People (WARP) want you to know that the streets of South Los Angeles will be open for riding. Beginning at 10 A.M. on Sunday, July 1, at Exposition Park, Thomas, the Rydaz and WARP will lead a […]

Spring Into Health this Weekend at a Family Festival at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 30, 2012 | 2 Comments

“Celebrate Health!” is the main message of the the Spring Into Health Festival that will be held this weekend at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is more a health “festival” than “fair,” said North Area Neighborhood Development Council (NANDC) representative Yelba Castellon. It is an opportunity […]

Editorial: Don’t Let the South Figueroa Corridor Project Get Lost in the CRA Shuffle

By Damien Newton | Mar 30, 2012 | 2 Comments

In 2008, we were curious. In 2011, we were ecstatic. In 2012, depression is starting to set in. The South Figueroa Corridor Project, unveiled to the cheers of Livable Street advocates last February, may be on the ropes. Without action by a city agency, or the mayor’s office, advocates are going to have to say […]

Do I Look Suspicious to You? Livable Streets Starts with Equal Access to Streets

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 29, 2012 | 15 Comments

Mikey, Jonathan, and George were waiting for a friend just a few feet from the corner of Ave. 50 and York Blvd. in Highland Park when a police car pulled up. Two cops got out and told them to turn around, spread their legs, and put their hands behind their backs. The police proceeded to […]

What Lies Beneath: Using Community Gardens to Recapture Shared Culture

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 27, 2012 | 1 Comment

We are most sad about being unable to pass on our agricultural traditions to our children, said an older gentleman in Spanish. Where we lived, we had no cars — only canoes for the canals, he continued. We grew all we needed with techniques that we had brought with us when we were taken from […]

Go Frack Yourself, Part II: PXP Blames Cracked Home Foundations on Pesky Earthquake Faults

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 23, 2012 | 3 Comments

(Part 1 of the series is here.) IF FRACKING IS such a safe practice, then why is it such a secretive one? For the past several years, outspoken journalist and media critic Earl Ofari Hutchinson has likely been asking himself that question. Hutchinson is a resident of Windsor Hills, a community that sits adjacent to […]

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