Sahra Sulaiman
Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles.
Recent Posts
USC’s Public Safety Officers Tackle, Traumatize Woman for Hugging Tree on Sorority’s Lawn
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"How is USC going to make it right?"
Demolition of Dorset Village Planned for June of 2021
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Demolition of the site is planned for June of 2021, and construction is slated to be completed in January of 2024.
Homelessness Coverage that Punches Down: Could We Just Not?
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Three years ago, I got an email asking me to cover the extent to which a homeless person was infringing on the rights of bus riders by taking up residence at a bus shelter. The city had posted notice it was going to do a clean-up there, the sender said, but the deadline had passed […]
Revised Crenshaw Crossing Project Heads to Metro Planning Cmte; Affordability Still a Concern
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Is a project meant to serve as the gateway to a historic Black corridor reserving enough space for the people that make it so special?
New Shade Structures, Who Dis?: Hoover Triangle 3.0
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It's a quality glow-up. And it's functional, too.
Watts Bike Clubs Mark 7th Anniversary of Hit-and-Run that Killed Benjamín Torres
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The family of Benjamín Torres - who was killed in a hit-and-run on October 10, 2012 - and their supporters gathered in Gardena in a bid to keep his memory alive.
Notes from the Skrapyard: A Friendship Helps Shape Custom Bike Frames
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Reflecting on their respective journeys, JayPee says he thinks he just met Art at the right time.
Florence-Firestone Stands Up for its Library, Lays Down the Foundation for a Movement
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"What does [a resource like the library] mean to us?" Valadez asks, shaking his head. "It means everything. It means every single thing."
L.A. Podcast Segment Begins Unpacking Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy with Chavonne Taylor, Tafarai Bayne, and Streetsblog L.A.’s Sahra Sulaiman
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Trying to capture the legacy of Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles and beyond is an impossible task. But we give it a try.
Eyes on the Street: the Human Toll of Hit-and-Runs
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Our streets are full of too many memorials.
![The intersection at 98th and Vermont where 58-year-old Anna Graves was killed Tuesday night. [Source: Google maps]](https://i2.wp.com/la.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2019-08-23-at-9.47.47-AM.png?resize=800%2C450px&ssl=1)
Paint Is Not Protection: 58-year-old Woman Killed in Horrific Hit-and-Run at Vermont and 98th
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Paint and signage suggesting a pedestrian can expect a safe crossing where drivers regularly hit well above 40 miles an hour is not just negligence, it's criminal. Especially at night.
Events this Weekend Draw Attention to Gruesome Hit-and-Run that Left Teen Severely Injured
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After packing his purchases from the market at 37th and Maple into his backpack on the night of August 6, 15-year-old Roberto Díaz hopped on his bike, heading home to meet the friend that he’d just sent on ahead a minute earlier. One might expect Maple to be pretty quiet, traffic-wise, in that section of […]