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How a More Inclusive Bike Week Can Help Move Us Toward “Bike Life”
"I can honestly say my faith in humanity has been restored today," Joey said Wednesday as we popped his back tire back on his bike and I packed up my patch kit. "If I ever see you in the street again, I promise I'll pay you back somehow."
May 15, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Car Collides with Southbound Train on Expo/Blue Line Tracks
If you've ever taken the Blue Line (or Expo Line) headed south, you know that riding the section between San Pedro station and Pico is like watching paint dry.
May 4, 2015
Vermont Entertainment Village Breaks Ground; Residents Ask That Local Hiring Be Cornerstone
If they weren't going to let us in, said an elderly woman in Spanish, then why did they send us cards inviting us to the ceremony?
April 30, 2015
Long-Blighted South L.A. Lots to See Groundbreaking on Massive Development Wednesday
As Baltimore grapples with tamping down the police-community tensions that have been brewing for decades, South Los Angeles may be taking a step forward in mitigating the damage done by the unrest that ravaged much of the area in 1992.
April 28, 2015
West Adams Neighbors Turn Out to Protest Activities at Drill Site; Studies of Environmental Impact of Unconventional Drilling Techniques Still Underway
Spring is the season for oiling, it seems.
April 24, 2015
South L.A. to Become SOLA? Now You’re Just Messing With Us, Right?
I nearly spit my coffee out all over my keyboard yesterday when I read that 8th District Councilmember Bernard Parks wanted to rename South Central, already "upgraded" to "South L.A." in 2003, to "SOLA."
April 22, 2015
Fourteen Artists Named for the Crenshaw Line; What Can We Expect to See From Them?
Crenshaw Boulevard may be chaotic to navigate due to the construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Line at the moment, but good things appear to be in the works. The Source reported Wednesday that the new stations will be graced with works from a diverse mix of 14 artists.
April 17, 2015
Metro Takes Another Step Forward in Effort to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing at Transit Hubs
In case you haven't heard, we're in a bit of an affordable housing crunch.
April 2, 2015
What Does the “Failure” of the Ban on Fast-Food Restaurants in South L.A. to Curb Obesity Really Tell Us?
"Yea, everything [is] OK...I hope all is well with you. I'm upset right now & crying because I'm starving. Have no food."
March 27, 2015
Your Moment of City-Planning Zen: Lulu Guides You Through the Community Plan Implementation Overlay Tool
How will South L.A. develop over the next twenty years?
March 20, 2015