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 Central Los Angeles.
Recent Posts
L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Transportation
| | No Comments
Candidates Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de de León, Feuer, Greiwe, Viola, and Wilson in their own words
Mayoral Candidates’ Thoughts about Metro Given Only Brief Moment to Shine in Cal State L.A. Forum
| | No Comments
In between some weird questions and the sparring matches with Caruso, candidates were asked when they last rode Metro
Villanueva Threatens to Pull LASD Out of Metro’s Multi-Agency Policing Contract this July in Grievance-Laced Press Conference
| | No Comments
In which the sheriff neglected to explain why Metro had moved to a multi-agency contract in the first place
LAPD Shooting at Manchester/Fig Ruled Out of Policy, but Officer’s False Claim About Threatening Finger Guns Allowed to Stand
| | No Comments
Officer Carlos Tovar also managed to hit a passing Lyft driver's vehicle with two rounds. Part I in a series on pretextual stops.
Broad Motion by Homelessness Hardliner Takes Aim at Streetside Bike Sales and Repairs; Council Critics Call Out Political Theater
| | No Comments
In which CM Krekorian details how annoyed he was when police asked him why he believed the bikes he saw at an encampment were stolen.
Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire
| | No Comments
Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.
Looking Back at Some Stories that Shaped 2021
| | No Comments
COVID, new Metro leadership, resistance to freeway widening, new bus lanes, unsuccessful recall campaigns, and police accountability
This Week in Livable Streets
| | No Comments
CicLAvia, N. Hollywood to Pasadena BRT, Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee, Council taking steps on streamlining aff. housing and the formation of a public bank, Metro's budget town halls, and more
Saturday: Help Plan Senator Bill Greene Memorial Park at Figueroa and Slauson
| | No Comments
The lot at 5800 S. Figueroa has sat vacant since 1959
Anatomy of an Officer-Involved Explosion: a Post-Mortem on LAPD’s E. 27th Street Fireworks Blast
| | No Comments
A year ago, a councilmember co-authored a motion to shift $150mil from LAPD's budget. A month ago, LAPD called everyone but his office to watch them detonate fireworks in his district. The botched operation rocked the city.
About that Bus Shelter Tweet: Street Services’ Demo Draws Attention to Sorry State of L.A. Bus Stops
| | No Comments
Earlier today, a tweet from Metro in support of the Bureau of Street Services’ pop-ups on potential bus shelter designs featuring the above image quickly drew a lot of, er, shade. What about when more than two people are waiting for the bus? https://t.co/nwzwnm9zCM — TransitCenter (@TransitCenter) July 22, 2021 People across the twittersphere dunked […]
Autistic Man Shot Within 83 Seconds of First Contact by LASD: Why Is this Still Happening?
| | No Comments
Eighty-three seconds. That’s how much time passed between the moment deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) first stood at the door of the Cudahy home of Isaias Cervantes, a 25-year-old autistic man who is hard of hearing and suffering from depression and anxiety, and the firing of the shot that may have […]