Recent Streetsblog LA posts about watts

Ride4Love Rides Again: More than 200 Cyclists Roll for Unity, Love in Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 19, 2016 | No Comments

“This is such a great turnout!” was something I must have heard come out of my own mouth somewhere between 20 and 30 times during the East Side Riders’ Ride4Love last weekend. And it was. I mean, they always get a good turnout. Last year, just under 200 cyclists showed up for the event. But […]

Los Ryderz BC Suffers Setback with Theft of Tools; Still Plans to Ride Saturday for Cancer Awareness

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 29, 2015 | 1 Comment

As he often does, Javier “JP” Partida, president and founder of Los Ryderz bike club in Watts, took some of his club members for a bike ride on Saturday. When they returned from Torrance that afternoon, they locked up the bikes and called it a day. When he came back Sunday morning to work on […]

ESRBC Bike Co-op Launches in Watts, Members Look Forward to Aiding Community

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 9, 2015 | No Comments

This past weekend, the East Side Riders Bike Club (ESRBC) celebrated the ribbon-cutting on their brand new bike co-op and shop located at 11321 S. Central Ave. in Watts. The event launched with a short bike ride through the community, including a stop at the Watts Towers, before ending up back at the co-op site […]

East Side Riders’ Dreams of a Bike Co-op Finally Materializing in Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 21, 2015 | 3 Comments

It may have been a hot and sticky Sunday afternoon, but it didn’t keep the East Side Riders from firing up the grill and cooking for the community in front of their new bike co-op on Central Ave. in Watts. Feeding the community is something they have done since launching the club several years ago. […]

“I’m a Cycle-Path”: Los Ryderz’ Founder Joins other South L.A. Superheroes at Visions and Voices Panel Thursday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 24, 2015 | No Comments

“If it weren’t for J.P. …” Ask any of the youth from the Los Ryderz Bike Club how they feel about the club and that is usually one of the first things to come out of their mouths. “…Who knows what I’d be doin’.” “…I don’t know where I’d be.” “…He’s like a second father […]

Reclaiming Public Space for Marginalized Communities: Bikes Don’t Fix Everything, But They Can Help

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 19, 2014 | No Comments

The recent tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, and here at home in South L.A. have served to underscore just how hostile the public space can be to people of color, particularly those of lesser means. For those that live that reality day in and day out in Los Angeles, that is not news. I’ve documented […]

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