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The Leimert Station, While Welcome, Brings Uncertainty to The World Stage

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 18, 2013 | 4 Comments

I looked at my watch and groaned inwardly. It was now 8:20 p.m. Although my spirit felt educated, nourished, and warmly embraced, my stomach was starting to shout unflattering obscenities and I could no longer ignore the loud complaints of my brain about the pile of work awaiting me at home. I hugged artist, filmmaker, […]

Open Thread: So, How’d I Do?

By Damien Newton | Oct 18, 2013 | 5 Comments

(Note: First, read this story in the Los Angeles Times interviewing me.) A couple of weeks ago, Carla Hall, an opinion writer at the Los Angeles Times asked if I would sit down with her for an interview. While Hall and I have gotten along pretty well, and I was gushing over the Times’ approach […]

Slow to Clean Up its Own Mess, Exide Demands Boyle Heights Residents Hurry Up and Submit Personal Injury Claims by Oct. 31st

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

In June of this year, Exide Technologies — owner of the embattled lead-acid battery recycling facility in Vernon — filed for Chapter 11 protection. This was the second such filing in 11 years. In mid-September, they won court approval to pay out $16 million in bonuses to ensure that they would be able to carry […]

The New Wave of Bike-Friendly Suburbs

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 15, 2013 | No Comments

Central cities don’t have a monopoly on making cycling a safe and convenient choice for residents. In the latest round of the League of American Bicyclists’ bicycle-friendly communities program, several suburbs made a strong showing. The League’s Liz Murphy shares a few examples of the suburban communities that won recognition for their efforts: Suburban towns, like […]

Hit-and-Run Victims and Surviving Family Members Face Drunk Driver at Her Arraignment

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 11, 2013 | 6 Comments

This past Wednesday, friends and family of Andy Garcia, killed in a brutal hit-and-run last month, came face to face with the woman that had upended their lives. “It was very hard and emotional being there and seeing the person who killed my friend Andy,” wrote Mario Lopez to me yesterday. Lopez was one of […]

Man Dies Along the Blue Line; Safety Improvements Are Planned for Next Year

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 9, 2013 | 15 Comments

The Blue Line passes within inches of the gates at Vernon at a fairly high speed. Sahra Sulaiman/LA Streetsblog On Friday, September 27th, shortly after 6 p.m., 37 year-old Zenon Vazquez opened the gate and stepped in front of the Blue Line train at Vernon. It’s hard to understand how that can happen, given how […]

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