Unsolved Hit-and-Runs Leave Families in Painful Limbo
If you've ever been the victim of a random act of violence, you know the deep anger and sadness it can inspire in a person. How it can make you question what you think you know about people. And how vulnerable it can leave you feeling.
December 5, 2012
What a Difference a Year (and a Union) Makes: An Update on the Unionization of Carwasheros
Earlier this year, workers at three Los Angeles carwashes were successful in unionizing.
November 30, 2012
When You and I Collide…We Probably Won’t Report It.
"Shut up, bitch!" the injured African-American cyclist snapped at the Latina woman on her phone sitting next to him. "You talk too much!"
November 28, 2012
Touring Metro’s “Lab” with David Sutton, Director of TAP Operations
"Did you TAP your card?" I asked my friend.
November 21, 2012
Meet the Falcons: How a Lost Bid for the Youth Football Championship Can Still Be a Win for a Community
"Oh, school doesn't interest you?" volunteer coach Anthony Thomas asked the 8 year-old boy who had come to football practice with poor marks on his report card.
November 20, 2012
Los Angeles Walks Moseys into Leimert Park, Speaks with Residents about Aspirations for Their Neighborhoods
"My son calls it "Poo-poo Island," said Heather Presha of Stocker Plaza, a sizeable grassy island at the intersection of 8th and Garthwaite Aves.
November 16, 2012
South L.A. Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors Confer with Planners on Bike and Mobility Plans
Last night, between 15 and 20 members of the South L.A. Neighborhood Bike Ambassador (NBA) group gathered in the (amazing!) Civil Rights Museum at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee to talk with Jane Choi (Dept. of City Planning’s LA/2B), David Somers (Dept. of City Planning’s Bicycle Planner), and Nate Baird (Dept. of Transportation's Project Coordinator for Bicycle Outreach and Planning) about infrastructure needs in the community.
November 13, 2012
Celebrating Victory on Election Night in South L.A. with Community Coalition
Just before the elections, the L.A. Times definitively declared that "South L.A.'s zeal for politics has faded."
November 7, 2012
Democracy is Much More than Voting. Sometimes it Involves Bikes. And Gardening.
Voting is great and all, but it is only one part of democracy.
November 7, 2012