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Dear Santa, Please Bring Us an Active Transportation Corridor Along Slauson. But Don’t Forget the Community in the Process.
Flanked by industry or warehouses on either side for much of its trajectory, and running parallel to defunct and unkempt railroad tracks that are liberally adorned with debris, graffiti, and enormous mud puddles when it rains, the Slauson Avenue corridor doesn't seem like the most human-friendly place.
December 17, 2013
Community Services Unlimited Can Help You Get a Jump On Your New Year’s Resolution to Garden and Eat Healthy
Every time an email from Community Services Unlimited (CSU) lands in my inbox, I am always inspired by how much a handful of people can accomplish when they are dedicated to the cause.
December 13, 2013
Are Oil Fields Poisoning the Air Around USC? Residents Hope for Answers at Hearing Tonight
Standing at the gas pump, I was overcome with a sudden wave of dizziness and a blinding headache.
December 11, 2013
People Get Ready: Winter Is Upon Us And Bus Stops Will Not Shelter You
I'll admit I don't take the bus very much.
December 6, 2013
Fighting Gentrification with Sankofa Red – a Repurposed Pay Phone
Gesturing towards the re-purposed pay phone prototype, KAOS Network founder Ben Caldwell said he looked at the Leimert Phone Company project as a way to exact "a handshake between 20th century objects and 21st century objects."
December 4, 2013
The Dept. of Parks and Rec Wants Your Input on What Parks Should Be
I've been watching the makeover that the Julian C. Dixon/48th St. Park on Hoover and 48th has been undergoing for the past couple of months with some interest.
November 22, 2013
Food Vendors Rally for New Law That Would Provide Path to Legal Vending
There's always been a certain irony that Los Angeles is the only one of America's ten largest cities to have a blanket ban on street vending. Los Angeles is famous for its street vending culture, especially for the high quality food options available on many street corners, but every time a vendor takes to the streets, he or she is breaking city law. This has led to thousands of struggling low-income entrepreneurs being penalized with hefty fines, confiscated equipment, and even incarceration.
November 7, 2013
Death and All His Friends Cast Long Shadows In the Public Space
“I went crazy,” Sherika Simms says quietly of the realization that she would be unable to help her brother.
November 6, 2013
Riders Reclaim Central Ave. for Bikes for a Few Happy Hours
For much of the time that I lived in Sevilla, Spain, I lived adjacent to the surprisingly still-formidable walls that once surrounded the old city and were constructed (for the second time) in the 11th century.
November 5, 2013
Stories of Place and Space Told through Dance and Theater in Boyle Heights and Watts
Starting this weekend, you have the unique opportunity to explore two important neighborhood spaces through theatrical performances.
November 1, 2013