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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 […]

Los Angeles Times Opinion Page Looking to Interview Downtown Cyclists

By Damien Newton | Sep 23, 2013 | No Comments

I got a quick note from our new BFF Paul Thornton, an editor with the Times’ Opinion Page that I promised to pass on. Their video team is looking for a few cyclists, particularly ones who pass through Downtown L.A. (bike messengers, commuters, recreational…you name it) for short on-camera interviews. The Times is giving cyclists a […]

Hit-and-Run in Boyle Heights Forever Changes Lives in an Instant

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 18, 2013 | 48 Comments

She must have been traveling really fast, they speculated. People tend to fly along the bridge at Cesar Chavez as it is — it can be an uneasy ride for a cyclist, day or night. But she must have really been flooring it. “We didn’t even have a chance to call ‘car back,'” said Jose […]

Don’t Forget, the Streetsblog L.A./Santa Monica Next Fundraiser Is This Sunday!

By Damien Newton | Sep 17, 2013 | 2 Comments

Or, you can RSVP on Facebook. If you donated more than $35 on the Santa Monica Next KickStarter, all you have to do is show up.

New “Kings Arena” CEQA Bill Would Still Nix LOS in “Transit Priority Areas”

By Damien Newton | Sep 13, 2013 | 12 Comments

Steinberg’s hasty press conference after passage of SB 743 Last night, both California’s Senate and Assembly passed SB 743, Senator Darrell Steinberg’s legislation that replaced his original CEQA reform bill, SB 731, which promised to end the reign of Level of Service (LOS) in California urban planning. SB 743 would still eliminate of LOS to a more […]

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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