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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, flanked by Metro CEO Phil Washington (left) and City Councilmember Paul Krekorian (right), at this morning's G Line electrification announcement

Metro Kicks Off G Line Bus Electrification

By Joe Linton | Jul 27, 2020 | No Comments

Six months late, Metro now has its first electric bus operating on the popular Metro G Line BRT in the San Fernando Valley

Jermaine Welch mourns the loss of rapper, artist, entrepreneur, and visionary Nipsey Hussle in this image from 2019. While out making deliveries just after midnight on June 3, Welch passed through an intersection on Broadway, just south of Manchester, and was shot six times, possibly by the LAPD. He has been under investigation ever since. Image courtesy Jermaine Welch.

Bystander Shot Six Times During Officer-Involved Shooting Left Homeless, Struggling to Recover while LAPD Treats Him as Suspect

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

“Wow, I wake up from my death and it was like I was in jail...I’m treated like a criminal," he says. "[Yet] I'm the victim in this situation."

Officer Frank Hernández rains blows down on Richard Castillo while his partner stands by with her taser ready in Boyle Heights on April 27. Image captured from LAPD body cam footage.

How Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police

L.A. Cyclists Ride for Justice for George Floyd

By Joe Linton | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments

More than a thousand cyclists, mainly Black and Latinx, commemorated the death of George Floyd via a peaceful South L.A. RIde for Justice

With little notice, Metro stranded riders on Saturday. Metro buses were instead used to transport detained protestors.

Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership

Street vendors rallied to call for the cancellation of rents and for access to assistance one day after the Department of Public Health asked Angelenos to report vendors that did not appear to have permits or be practicing proper social distancing. The rally, it should be noted, was planned for May Day - not in response to the DPH briefing. But the continued stigmatization of vendors underscores how urgent it is that they be heard.

As Public Health Prepares for Vending Crackdown, Street Vendors Call for the Cancellation of Rents

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 1, 2020 | No Comments

Street vendors decry having been left to fend for themselves during a disaster, seek cash assistance, the cancellation of rents, and an end to criminalization

Miguel R. has been homeless for just over three weeks in the University Park area. Sahra Sulaiman/StreetsblogLA

Evicted During COVID-19: “I Have Been Homeless for 20 Days…What’s Going to Happen to Me?”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 25, 2020 | No Comments

A true eviction moratorium might have kept Miguel housed and stable; now he fears for his mental health and his ability to get back on his feet

Operation Gridlock on Spring Street in front of L.A. City Hall. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Operation Gridlock Protest Brings Around 60 Drivers to Downtown L.A.

By Joe Linton | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Attendance peaked at about 60 cars, carrying about 90 people. Drivers were outnumbered by a large contingent of LAPD officers, and by press camerapersons and photographers.

A low-res screengrab from a video posted to the Foos Gone Wild twitter account shows the moment a mugger jumps on the back of an elotera and puts her in a chokehold at 92nd and Figueroa.

Vending in the Time of Corona: an Elotera Who Can’t Afford to Stay Home is Attacked

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

Vendors across the city wonder how they will feed their families; a Street Vendor Emergency Fund aims to help

Rendering of future Wilshire/Rodeo Purple Line station in Beverly Hills - via Metro

Beverly Hills and Metro Look to Speed Subway Construction During COVID-19 Traffic Lull

By Joe Linton | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

A proposal to take advantage of decreased traffic could save 6 months on Purple Line subway construction

Metro CEO Phil Washington signs Westside Purple Line Extension Phase 3 Full Funding Grant Agreement - photo via Metro

Metro Signs $1.3 Billion Full Funding Grant Agreement For Westside Subway Phase 3

By Joe Linton | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

Two years overdue, feds finally approve funding for Westside Subway section 3 - from Beverly Hills to West L.A.

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