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A low-res screengrab from a video posted to the Foos Gone Wild twitter account shows the moment a mugger jumps on the back of an elotera and puts her in a chokehold at 92nd and Figueroa.

Vending in the Time of Corona: an Elotera Who Can’t Afford to Stay Home is Attacked

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

Vendors across the city wonder how they will feed their families; a Street Vendor Emergency Fund aims to help

Last Tuesday's city council meeting was held in an empty chamber. Those hoping to make public comment were kept outside under a tent in the cold. They could see and hear the councilmembers, but the councilmembers could only hear them. [Screenshot of the live feed taken at some point during the eight hour marathon.]

As Council Heads to Chambers Today, a Plea that It Abandon the Do-No-Harm-to-Landlords Doctrine

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments

While arguing to limit the grace period tenants would have to pay back any missed rent to six months during the marathon city council session last Tuesday, March 17, Second District councilmember Paul Krekorian beseeched his colleagues to consider the Hippocratic Oath – the pledge physicians make to do no harm – and not enact […]

Sankofa Park, at Crenshaw and Vernon, will give visitors the opportunity to take in the entirety of Destination Crenshaw. The groundbreaking, set for February 29, will happen here. Registration begins at 12:30; the groundbreaking ceremony begins at 2 p.m. (See flyer embedded in the story below.) Rendering: Perkins+Will

Destination Crenshaw to Break Ground February 29

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

On February 29, community leaders will gather at Vernon and Crenshaw to break ground on the 1.3-mile-long public art project that will celebrate Black life, culture, and contributions

The Metro board is pushing to provide free transit for LAUSD and other students. Photo via Metro student pass webpage

Metro Board Votes to Study Free Transit for LAUSD Students

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2020 | No Comments

The Metro board approved a motion to study free student transit - initially for LAUSD students, then also countywide.

A cyclist speeds past a butterfly on 1st St. in Boyle Heights. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Cyclists Needed for Project to Monitor Air Quality in Southeast L.A. and on Eastside

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 4, 2018 | 1 Comment

Environmental justice advocate seeks help tracking particulate matter in residential areas bordered by industry, freeways

Kindness in action. In a new Metro etiquette PSA, "Super Kind" blasts "Rude Dude" in the face for listening to loud music.

Metro PSAs Target Vendors, Make Other Missteps in Effort to Teach Transit Etiquette

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 26, 2018 | 20 Comments

“Wait, did they just deport the vendor?”

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