South LA
Jermaine Petit – the Unarmed Disabled Vet Shot by LAPD in Leimert Park in 2022 – Has Died
Petit was suing LAPD over the shooting at the time of his death.
CicLAvia West Adams meets University Park – Open Thread
Tens of thousands of participants took to car-free streets - mostly on bicycle, and many on foot, scooter, skate, wheelchair, stroller, and more
In LA, it’s one crisis after another — and she can’t catch a break.
From the pandemic to the housing crisis to the wildfires, Wendy Lopez is among those caught in a cycle making it impossible to recover
CicLAvia Announces Eight Events in 2025
Plus ActiveSGV announces a new open streets format debuting in June 2025 with Mission at Twilight
Metro Closes Out Last Round of Outreach on Underwhelming Vermont BRT Proposal
To truly improve conditions on Vermont, much more must be done
LAPD shoots, strikes unarmed unhoused man as he walks away from them at Chesterfield Square Park
The newly released briefing video depicts Robles as non-compliant and claims officer Magallanes-Gomez shot him for pointing a weapon at officers, but body cam footage shows Magallanes-Gomez continued to fire at - and ultimately hit - Robles after he turned away and tossed the BB gun aside.
Carefully Curated Footage of LAPD Officer Fatally Striking Pedestrian Raises More Questions than It Answers
LAPD's release of incident footage is not the same thing as transparency
Street Services asks CD8 stakeholders to weigh in on light poles for Western Ave. by December 27
Formal community engagement around the larger slate of improvements planned for Western will begin in February 2024
No City for Old Men: L.A. Police Commission finds lung-collapsing blow to chest of unarmed Black 60-year-old “in policy”
Although Officer Brian Kolke failed to voluntarily report the use of force and prolonged Earl Roots' agony for several hours, he only received a comment card on his personnel file
CicLAvia South L.A. December 2023 Open Thread
The six-mile route included mostly Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, plus parts of Central Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard
