New Shade Structures, Who Dis?: Hoover Triangle 3.0
It's a quality glow-up. And it's functional, too.
October 24, 2019
Watts Bike Clubs Mark 7th Anniversary of Hit-and-Run that Killed Benjamín Torres
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.
October 14, 2019
Notes from the Skrapyard: Custom Bike Frames Shaped by a Drive to Serve
Their mutual love for bikes gave them a way to help youth, heal themselves, and leave a lasting imprint on the streets.
October 7, 2019
Florence-Firestone Stands Up for its Library, Lays Down the Foundation for a Movement
"What does [a resource like the library] mean to us?" Valadez asks, shaking his head. "It means everything. It means every single thing."
September 27, 2019
L.A. Podcast Segment Begins Unpacking Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy with Chavonne Taylor, Tafarai Bayne, and Streetsblog L.A.’s Sahra Sulaiman
Trying to capture the legacy of Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles and beyond is an impossible task. But we give it a try.
September 16, 2019
Eyes on the Street: the Human Toll of Hit-and-Runs
Our streets are full of too many memorials.
September 3, 2019
Paint Is Not Protection: 58-year-old Woman Killed in Horrific Hit-and-Run at Vermont and 98th
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.
August 23, 2019
Events this Weekend Draw Attention to Gruesome Hit-and-Run that Left Teen Severely Injured
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.
August 21, 2019
Nipsey Hussle Understood Cities Better than You. Why Didn’t You Know Who He Was?
"I swore to tell the world if I made it out/The truth about these L.A. streets and all what they about"
August 15, 2019
City Attorney Keeps up Pressure to Evict Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy from Crenshaw and Slauson
The effort to push Hussle off the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson is nothing new, but the timing couldn't be worse.
August 4, 2019
