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Hit-and-Run Kills 50-year Old Man at Western and Vernon
Authorities are searching for the driver of a dark-colored, older model Lexus that ran down 50-year old Tracy Louis Walker this past Wednesday. He was struck at 3:25 p.m. while crossing in the crosswalk at Western and Vernon by a vehicle traveling north along Western. Walker sustained life-threatening injuries from the impact and was taken to the hospital where he later died.
December 21, 2012
Dear Santa: the 50 Parks Initiative is Great, but Please Bring South L.A. Some Green Space for Christmas
While hiking in Griffith Park, my friend remarked that he found it refreshing to be surrounded by so much wildlife.
December 20, 2012
Let There Be Light: Operation Firefly Lands in South L.A.
I don't know about you, but I feel naked riding a bike at night without lights.
December 14, 2012
Taking a Bike Tour of Watts, with a Team of L.A. City Planners
The young men watched the cyclists ride their way past the Watts Towers and post up at the corner of Graham Street.
December 13, 2012
When a Door Closes, a Window Always Opens…Because Someone Will Saw Through the Fence
The South Los Angeles Wetlands Park located at 54th and Avalon is having a rough go of it these days.
December 7, 2012
Unsolved Hit-and-Runs Leave Families in Painful Limbo
If you've ever been the victim of a random act of violence, you know the deep anger and sadness it can inspire in a person. How it can make you question what you think you know about people. And how vulnerable it can leave you feeling.
December 5, 2012
What a Difference a Year (and a Union) Makes: An Update on the Unionization of Carwasheros
Earlier this year, workers at three Los Angeles carwashes were successful in unionizing.
November 30, 2012
When You and I Collide…We Probably Won’t Report It.
"Shut up, bitch!" the injured African-American cyclist snapped at the Latina woman on her phone sitting next to him. "You talk too much!"
November 28, 2012
Meet the Falcons: How a Lost Bid for the Youth Football Championship Can Still Be a Win for a Community
"Oh, school doesn't interest you?" volunteer coach Anthony Thomas asked the 8 year-old boy who had come to football practice with poor marks on his report card.
November 20, 2012
Los Angeles Walks Moseys into Leimert Park, Speaks with Residents about Aspirations for Their Neighborhoods
"My son calls it "Poo-poo Island," said Heather Presha of Stocker Plaza, a sizeable grassy island at the intersection of 8th and Garthwaite Aves.
November 16, 2012