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Eyes on the Street: Avalon and Gage Pocket Park is Now Open
Over the past year, I watched the Neighborhood Land Trust and Department of Parks and Recreation slowly transform a dumpy traffic island at Avalon and Gage into something families in the community could actually use and be proud of.
February 12, 2015
Move L.A.’s South L.A. Forum Asks if Transit Can Deliver Shared Prosperity
Riding my bike the 15 miles between my apartment and a Move L.A. forum on the future of transit at Southwest College on a dreary Saturday morning while battling the tail end of a stubborn respiratory infection was not among the brightest ideas I had ever had, I reflected as it began to drizzle and my hacking started getting the best of me.
January 27, 2015
Are You Supposed to Be Here?: Officer Harasses Black Cyclists During MLK Day Parade
"Are you supposed to be in the parade?"
January 20, 2015
Filed Under: Ugly Things You Find on the Interwebs
"Wow... is all I can say," wrote Veronica Davis, avid cyclist and member of Black Women Bike: D.C. under a photo on a facebook page entitled, "Black People with Bikes that Aren't Theirs," that insinuated she was riding a stolen bike.
January 14, 2015
CicLAvia Open Thread: It Was a Great Day for South L.A.
"I am such a terrible reporter," I texted my boss as I left Leimert Park around 4 p.m. yesterday. "All I did was talk to everyone I've ever met in the last three years..."
December 8, 2014
Caribbean-Style Parades, Drum Processions, and Bike Rodeos, Oh My!: Here’s What’s on Tap at CicLAvia on Sunday
Rain, rain stay away. Come again some other Sunday.
December 5, 2014
Community Gets Ready for Sunday’s CicLAvia: “It’s Going to Be a Good Day for South L.A.”
It was exciting, said Community Health Council's (CHC) Andres Ramirez Huiztek, that South L.A. would finally have the opportunity to "show [people] what CicLAvia can be" this weekend.
December 3, 2014
Residents Plan to Oppose Expanded Drilling at Jefferson-Budlong Site at Zoning Hearing Today
Over the course of a lengthy conversation yesterday, Rizgar Ghazi, head of permitting at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), explained that part of the delay on the decision regarding embattled lead-acid battery recycler Exide's petition for a formal operating permit was that Exide had to first draft an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
November 25, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Avalon/Gage Pocket Park Continues to Take Shape
As much as I genuinely adore South L.A., I have to admit it isn't always the sparkliest of places.
November 21, 2014
Beyond the Gates: USC Planning Students Build Ties with Communities through Tours
A few weeks ago, I got a phone call asking me to help someone interested in journalism put together a tour in South L.A.
November 12, 2014