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Sahra Sulaiman

@sahrasulaiman
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 Central Los Angeles.

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Deputy’s Traffic Stop Power Trip

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 6, 2023 | No Comments
Feezy Lebron filed a $10M Civil Rights Tort Claim on Jan. 18, but he and his family fear retribution
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Sheriff’s Deputy Threatens to Shoot L.A. Rapper for Sitting in His Parked Car

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 4, 2023 | No Comments
Feezy had been livestreaming while parked in a Gardena strip mall parking lot off Crenshaw when deputies yanked his door open and stuck guns in his face. He was ultimately ticketed for a missing front plate.
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KDL Claims Credit for an ATP Grant in His District

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 23, 2022 | No Comments
Kevin De Leon's video touting the Skid Row Connectivity and Safety Project was meant to showcase his commitment to Skid Row and underscore the importance of him retaining access to discretionary funding. It went over like a lead balloon.
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Kevin De Leon?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 22, 2022 | No Comments
KDL's latest defense for not resigning is that “millions of Americans go to work every single day with folks that they don't like.”
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The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments
It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.
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LAPD Sergeant Fired at Jermaine Petit from Inside Patrol Vehicle

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments
If the shooting had been committed by anyone else, it would have been labeled a drive-by.
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LA Metro Re-Approves Original Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Scuttled

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 29, 2022 | No Comments
The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded
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LAPD Shoots at, Misses, then Tries to Charge Unarmed Black Man with Assault with a Deadly Weapon

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments
LAPD's briefing video neglects to transcribe Jennifer Alvarez' attempt to slow partner officer Justin Freund down and keep him from shooting at 28-year-old Joshua Hatfield
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LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments
Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that
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Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 14, 2022 | No Comments
Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.
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LAPD Peddles Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking to Spanish Speakers

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments
Chávez reassured Univisión that LAPD wasn't trying to extract money via sidewalk biking tickets. But sidewalk riding is legal.
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New L.A. Ordinance Cracking Down on Bicycle “Chop Shops” Ghost of Defunct Mayoral Campaign

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments
The city attorney inserted a clause meant to protect individuals whose bikes break down in the street, but didn't address the role curbside repair sites play in keeping those individuals moving
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