Bill Legalizing Sidewalk Vending Statewide Moves Through Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Here in Los Angeles, the work of the L.A. Street Vendor Campaign has been key to bringing these issues to light and helping give vendors the confidence to come out of the shadows.
August 22, 2018
Video of Moments Before Man Crushed by Blue Line Train Raises More Questions for Family in Mourning
"They stole a part of our hearts with my brother."
August 14, 2018
Proposed Ordinance Treats Street Vendors as Streetscape Amenities Rather than Community Assets
The gentleman who sets up on the residential corner two blocks from my apartment is a neighborhood fixture. Under the proposed sidewalk vending ordinance making its way through city council, his fruit stand would be illegal.
July 25, 2018
Rallygoers Demanding Justice for Hit-and-Run Victim Frederick “Woon” Frazier Crash Community Meeting on Safe Streets
Staff from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) had already packed up their Vision Zero maps and materials and headed out the back of the Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Service Center by the time the "Justice for Woon" rally attendees arrived last Thursday evening.
July 3, 2018
You Can’t Plan Mexican Hot Chocolate: How Monique López Deploys a Justice Lens in Her Engagement of Street Vendors
Monique felt it was imperative to begin, as she always did, with the basics: How does this ecosystem work and what does it need to thrive?
June 27, 2018
Civil Rights Giant John Mack Leaves L.A. So Much Better than He Found It
Today, as Los Angeles mourns the passing of life-long civil rights advocate John Mack, we take a moment to reflect on what Mack's loss means for the city and for the communities he fought so hard to uplift. He forced the city to be so much better than it ever aspired to be and we are grateful that he did.
June 22, 2018
LAPD Announces Arrests in Hit-and-Runs that Killed Frederick Frazier and Injured Quatrell Stallings
"There is no human language to describe the pain."
June 7, 2018
Long-Awaited Watts Skate and BMX Park Takes Significant Step Forward
At the Watts Gang Task Force meeting Monday morning in Watts, Councilmember Joe Buscaino announced that he had finally secured the necessary $925,000 in funds and a location for a combination skate and BMX bike park that the community has been waiting for for at least a decade. [If you can't see the video, click here.]
June 5, 2018
When an Accidental Planner Brings Intentionality to Her Work: A Conversation with Monique López of Pueblo Planning
“Once you change the city planning process," says Monique López, founder of the participatory planning and design firm Pueblo Planning, "you're going to change the city in a manner that's more equitable, that's more sustainable, that's more human, and that's more just."
May 25, 2018
Ground Breaks on Improvements for Streets Around Breed, Sheridan Schools
Given that approximately 80 percent of all students live within a quarter-mile of both schools and two-thirds of all students walk or bike to class, the improvements are welcome.
May 23, 2018
