Active Streets Participants Explore Vermont Square in South L.A.
“This is such a pretty neighborhood!”
February 7, 2014
Hearing For One Hit-and-Run is Rescheduled While Another Takes the Life of a Young Man in Watts
When a female (who may or may not have been walking her bicycle) was hit and killed by a bus on Slauson in South L.A. last month, I got a few phone calls from friends in the area.
February 5, 2014
A Hearing and a Meeting on Boyle Heights Streets This Week
The Boyle Heights/El Sereno/Lincoln Heights communities logged a victory last fall when USC decided that they would not only reroute a road originally planned to connect Norfolk St. with Soto through Hazard Park (left), but that they would also vacate claims to that portion of the land by handing it over to the Dept. of Parks and Rec. and forgoing future development on that parcel.
February 3, 2014
“Nothing Brings Me Comfort”: Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Plan to Hold Ride to Driver’s Hearing
What goes through the mind of a drunk driver who senselessly mows people down?
January 31, 2014
Tonight: Update on Oil Drilling in West Adams, Road Diet along Angeles Vista, and South LA Bike Club Meeting
The weather may be slightly iffy (for once), but the community is gearing up to make South L.A. a healthier environment tonight.
January 30, 2014
How Will Helicopter Noise Relief Act Help Those in Heavily Policed Communities?
If you live in an area with a lot of police helicopter activity, it can be very frustrating.
January 28, 2014
Photo Exhibit Brings Human-Scale Public Art to Olympic Blvd. in Boyle Heights
Take a ride along Olympic Blvd. in Boyle Heights, and you will be struck by how unwelcoming it can feel to humans.
January 24, 2014
So, Ground Has Officially Been Broken for the Crenshaw Line. What Does That Mean for People in the Area?
To say change is afoot in the Crenshaw/Leimert area might be the understatement of the year.
January 22, 2014
As 1st St. Undergoes Transformation, Pedestrians in Other Areas of Boyle Heights Wonder When Their Moment Will Come
"Are you just visiting?" a woman asked as she watched me take pictures of a decrepit bench on Cesar Chavez.
January 17, 2014
“They Never Do Things Like This in My Neighborhood!”: New Park Along Vermont Ave. Surprises, Delights Residents
He was surprised when they put the bike lane in a while back, he said. But then this?
January 16, 2014