Streetsies 2014: The Winners Are…

streetsie_2014For the first time since we combined the staff/board vote and reader vote into one award, there are no changes from the final poll results on Streetsblog and the winners. Read on to see the 2014 Streetsie Winners and look forward to celebratory events soon. Click individual links for poll results and descriptions of honorees’ accomplishments. 

Elected Leader of the Year: Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar

Jose Huizar

Civil Servant of the Year: John Jones, Watts field staff for City Councilmember Joe Buscaino and leader of East Side Riders.

Jones

Business of the Year: Boyle Heights collective Espacio 1839

348s

Journalist of the Year: videographer Nathan Lucero of On My Bike In L.A.

Deborah Murphy Award for Excellence in Advocacy:  hit-and-run crime fighters Finish The Ride, lead by Damian Kevitt.

ftr_banner2_update

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Congratulations! The 2015 Streetsie Winners Are…

By Joe Linton and Sahra Sulaiman |
The moment of truth! The 2015 Streetsie winners are here! We are disappointed to say that there have been some glitches this year. Some glitches were our fault. I, Joe, not having used the poll feature much until these, my first Streetsies, take blame for these. The polls didn’t close when they were automatically supposed to. […]

Streetsie Party and Walk for Jessica and Alissa

By Damien Newton |
Join Streetsblog Los Angeles and Los Angeles Walks   for a walk and party celebrating two of Streetsblog’s 2013 Streetsie Winners:   Jessica Meaney Advocate of the Year   Alissa Walker Journalist of the Year   Saturday, July 12 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.   We’ll meet at the Boathouse Cafe on Echo Park Lake […]

And the Winners Are

By Damien Newton |
  Usually we do Streetsies a little differently than we did this year. The rigors of the two job searches and restructuring Santa Monica Next ate up more time than I thought so we narrowed down to just awarding Streetsies to the four people who made the biggest impacts in 2013. The reader’s vote, a […]