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The Paul R. Williams Apartments at 1010 E. Jefferson Blvd. in Historic South Central. Williams was the first African-American architect to receive the AIA Gold Medal (it was awarded posthumously in 2017; Williams died in 1980). Source: Hollywood Community Housing Corporation

In Questionable Move, Affordable Housing Developer Awards Leasing Applications to First 400 Callers

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 21, 2018 | 2 Comments

Leasing applications are generally treated with more care than concert tickets that go to the first ten callers that happen to be listening in. Not this time.

Federal approval means that construction can proceed on the third phase extending the Metro Purple Line. Photo: Wikimedia

Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3

By Joe Linton | Sep 20, 2018 | 9 Comments

The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.

Angela Davis, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Jr., César Chávez, and, somewhat incongruously, Salvador Dalí grace a wall near Manchester and Hoover in South Central, Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

As L.A. Ramps up Efforts to Get People off the Streets, a Young Man Struggles to Stay Housed

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 7, 2018 | 2 Comments

Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."

A sidewalk vendor feeds cyclists on Olympic Blvd. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Bill Legalizing Sidewalk Vending Statewide Moves Through Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 22, 2018 | 12 Comments

Using the hashtag “EloteJustice” and some maize emojis, Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) announced on twitter Monday that S.B. 946 – the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act aimed at legalizing street vending statewide and allowing cities to establish permit programs governing the practice – had passed through the Assembly with bipartisan support. Tuesday night, he sent […]

Cyclists enjoying Vernon + Huntington Park Open Streets. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

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Vernon + Huntington Park Open Streets – Open Thread

By Joe Linton | Aug 20, 2018 | 8 Comments

Vernon + Huntington Park Open Streets was fun for participants, but failed to draw large crowds

Cesar Rodríguez' ashes are the centerpiece of an altar that takes up one side of the common room where his family lives. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Video of Moments Before Man Crushed by Blue Line Train Raises More Questions for Family in Mourning

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 14, 2018 | 5 Comments

"They stole a part of our hearts with my brother."

There's a dangerous infestation in L.A., and it's not e-scooters

Fixed Your Times E-Scooter Infestation Letter For You, Councilmember Koretz

By Joe Linton | Aug 14, 2018 | 3 Comments

Can anyone get Councilmember Koretz to focus on real pedestrian safety issues, instead of an imaginary e-scooter danger?

The Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements include 1.5 miles of new road diet bike lanes. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Huizar Cuts Ribbon on El Sereno’s Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2018 | 4 Comments

This story sponsored by Los Angeles Metro to remind readers of traffic pattern changes resulting from Purple Line Construction. Unless noted in the story, Metro is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Just over a week ago, El Sereno leaders joined L.A. City Councilmember José Huizar and city staff to […]

A street vendor in the piñata district holds up two cochinitos. Should the vending ordinance pass as currently structured, the presence of vendors in areas like the piñata district could be significantly curtailed. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

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