Community Meeting Tonight to Discuss the Vandalism of the Crenshaw Wall
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Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills Community Room, community leaders and LAPD will discuss the vandalism of the Crenshaw Wall.
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In an effort to show how transportation, open space, planning and other issues impact the health and character of a community, Streetsblog and The California Endowment teamed to bring Streetsblog’s coverage to a hyper-local level in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman is the Communities Editor for Streetsblog Los Angeles and is leading our coverage efforts in these communities. This page serves as a place to read Sahra’s and all of Streetsblog’s coverage of issues in South L.A. Contact Sahra at sahra[at]streetsblog.org or on twitter: @sahrasulaiman.
Black Panther Movement Figures on Crenshaw’s Great Wall Defaced with Swastikas
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Earlier today, Jasmyne Cannick alerted the South Central community to the swastikas defacing the “Our Mighty Contribution” mural gracing Crenshaw’s 7800-foot-long Great Wall. Vandals deface Black Panther mural on Crenshaw Blvd. in #SouthLA with swastikas. https://t.co/UH3NXO4TkF — Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) November 29, 2018 Even as she lamented the hate crime, hateful comments were popping up […]
City Council Set to Approve Historic Sidewalk Vending Ordinance
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"Por favor..." vendor Belén Ortiz implored the councilmembers, "Queremos salir de la sombra." (Please, we want to come out of the shadows.)
Metro Announces Crenshaw Line Will Open Mid-2020; Crenshaw/Green Operations Plan Debated
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Metro CEO announced that the new Crenshaw light rail line will open in mid-2020. Metro is still determining how Crenshaw will operate, and how it will interact with the Green Line.
Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Some Last Thoughts on Prop 10
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Within a few weeks of buying the building located a block from Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights at the end of 2016, Frank “B.J.” Turner had raised rents on a handful of long-term tenants by between 60 and 80 percent. He had also created a website for the building, re-christened “Mariachi Crossing,” targeting those that […]
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
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Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?