Sahra Sulaiman
Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles.
Recent Posts
Boyle Heights Street Vendor’s Treatment Raises Concerns about Implementation of New Law
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Instead of educating the business owner about the new law, a street vendor is asked to move
Destination Crenshaw and the Rise of We-Built-this-Place-Making
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Crenshaw turns "insult into opportunity” to reclaim space for the celebration of Black life, culture, and contributions via a 1.3-mile-long open-air "People's Museum"
Symposium Kicks off “Undesign the Red Line” Exhibit Thursday
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"Undesign the Redline" kicks off its Los Angeles residency at LATTC Thursday with a day-long symposium. Exhibit runs through March 31.
Another Hit-and-Run in L.A.
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Surveillance video shows the driver plowing into the woman, tossing her to the side of the road, and speeding away as if nothing happened.
Cyclists Needed for Project to Monitor Air Quality in Southeast L.A. and on Eastside
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Environmental justice advocate seeks help tracking particulate matter in residential areas bordered by industry, freeways
Black Panther Movement Figures on Crenshaw’s Great Wall Defaced with Swastikas
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One of the mural's original artists worked quickly to erase the symbols and mitigate the damage to the piece
LAUSD to Explore Housing and Wraparound Service Provision for its 17,000+ Homeless Students
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LAUSD board approved a resolution to explore the provision of housing for homeless students and their families.
Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Prop 10
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When marginalized communites are viewed as ecosystems, the urgency of putting a floor under them becomes clear
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
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Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?
Vermont/Manchester: Reckoning with the Past and Wrestling with the Form Change Should Take
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For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
Project Planned for Lots at Expo/Crenshaw Takes Another Step Forward
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However, a "revised scenario is being birthed," says Metro Board Director Dupont-Walker
Metro PSAs Target Vendors, Make Other Missteps in Effort to Teach Transit Etiquette
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“Wait, did they just deport the vendor?”