Sahra Sulaiman

Wednesday, January 17, Metro's Planning and Programming Cmte votes on negotiation agreements with developers regarding proposals for affordable housing and retail at Mariachi Plaza and Cesar Chavez/Fickett.

Nominees for this year: South L.A. BHC Network/Future Fest, L.A. County Electric Bus Coalition, and UNIDAD Coalition/People's Plan

Voting will close on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at noon.

This Saturday, the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council will hold a town hall featuring a presentation from Metro on the mixed-use project proposed for the two lots at Exposition and Crenshaw.

Between May and September of this year, the lawsuit Public Counsel filed on behalf of the Labor/Community Strategy Center (LCSC) this past December 13 states, both Metro and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) failed to adequately respond (or respond at all) to multiple requests for public records regarding policing and fare enforcement practices, breakdowns of data on those arrested, cited, and engaged by law enforcement, and the agreements and communications between Metro and law enforcement agencies regarding law enforcement's role in policing transit. [The lawsuit can be found here: PDF]

Self Help Graphics to finally own its site, affordable housing approved for three sites, and funds allocated for improvements along key streets

The fact that the community has spent nearly 26 years waiting for this project to materialize is just one of many reasons that the County's vote to condemn the lots came as no surprise today.

The proposed project includes a six-story structure housing 180 affordable units, a public charter boarding school, a career technical education center, neighborhood-serving retail, community spaces, and a transit plaza.

A ten-year community-led planning effort paralleled the city's own process and shaped the final form of the South and Southeast community plans.

Who will drive the outreach? The question came from Metro Boardmember Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker regarding the proposal for a mixed-use project on two lots at the convergence of the Expo and Crenshaw/LAX Lines in South L.A.