Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Curren Price

On October 12, protesters shouting "No resignation, no meeting!" ended up putting a halt to council proceedings that morning. Council president Nury Martinez resigned that afternoon, but councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continue to resist calls for their resignations. Screengrab from council broadcast.

The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 4, 2022 | No Comments

It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.

Renderings of the future of the Slauson corridor show shade trees, improved lighting, and safer crossings. Source: Metro

Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson; Officials Speak to Its Significance for Corridor

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.

Representative Karen Bass speaking at today's press event. Behind her are: Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian, L.A. Councilmember Curren Price, Congressmember Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mayor Eric Garcetti, CalSTA Secretary David Kim, L.A. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. and CA Leaders Praise Federal Infrastructure Funding On the Way

By Joe Linton | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, "BIL," is investing billions of dollars in transportation projects in L.A. and throughout California.

FY20-21 LADOT bikeways included 12.7 new lane miles on Avalon Boulevard in South Los Angeles. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

LADOT Annual Bikeway Mileage Installation Up in FY20-21, Buoyed By Resurfacing

By Joe Linton | Aug 19, 2021 | No Comments

It’s the new L.A. City fiscal year, so time for Streetsblog L.A.’s annual look at the past year’s bikeway implementation. At the end of each fiscal year, LADOT typically publishes its annual report which includes bikeway mileage completed. LADOT recently provided Streetsblog a spreadsheet showing Fiscal Year 2020-21 bikeway implementation. Under Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LADOT […]

Despite having given press statements regarding the imminent detonation at 716 E. 27th St., called in the fire department to be on standby, placed the last of the explosive materials in the TCV ten minutes prior to detonation as helicopters from local TV stations hovered overhead, and yelled “Fire in the hole!” to warn observers they were about to set off the counter charges, LAPD’s very first public step after the blast was to take to twitter and launch an active disinformation campaign.

Anatomy of an Officer-Involved Explosion: a Post-Mortem on LAPD’s E. 27th Street Fireworks Blast

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 11, 2021 | No Comments

A year ago, a councilmember co-authored a motion to shift $150mil from LAPD's budget. A month ago, LAPD called everyone but his office to watch them detonate fireworks in his district. The botched operation rocked the city.

The massive billion-plus-dollar luxury housing and hotel project The Reef has planned for the corner of Washington and Broadway has the potential to anchor a major transformation of Historic South Central Los Angeles. Source: The Reef

What Constitutes Good Development? Luxury REEF Project Approved over South Central Residents’ Fears of Displacement

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 22, 2016 | No Comments

“To be honest, sometimes, we feel abandoned…” William Flores, a community engagement coordinator at CD Tech, told the PLUM committee on November 1. “This is an intimidating type of a position [for residents of South Central] to be in.”

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