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 Central Los Angeles.
Recent Posts
L.A. Mayoral Candidates on Transportation
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Candidates Bass, Buscaino, Caruso, de de León, Feuer, Greiwe, Viola, and Wilson in their own words
L.A. Mayoral Candidate Thoughts on Metro Given Only Brief Moment at Forum
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In between some weird questions and the sparring matches with Caruso, candidates were asked when they last rode Metro
County Sheriff Villanueva Threatens to Pull LASD Out of Metro’s Multi-Agency Policing Contract
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In which the sheriff neglected to explain why Metro had moved to a multi-agency contract in the first place
Broad Motion by Homelessness Hardliner Takes Aim at Streetside Bike Sales and Repairs in L.A.
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In which CM Krekorian details how annoyed he was when police asked him why he believed the bikes he saw at an encampment were stolen.
LAPD Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire
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Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.
Looking Back at Some Stories that Shaped 2021
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COVID, new Metro leaders, resistance to freeway widening, new bus lanes, and unsuccessful recall campaigns
Anatomy of an Officer-Involved Explosion: a Post-Mortem on LAPD’s E. 27th Street Fireworks Blast
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A year ago, a councilmember co-authored a motion to shift $150mil from LAPD's budget. A month ago, LAPD called everyone but his office to watch them detonate fireworks in his district. The explosion rocked the city.
Autistic Man Shot Within 83 Seconds of First Contact by LASD: Why Is this Still Happening?
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The brevity of the encounter and the violence of the outcome make abundantly clear just how urgent it is for calls of this nature to be diverted to unarmed first responders trained to aid those in crisis.
Families of Those Killed by LASD Describe Ongoing Harassment by Deputies as Part of a “Triple Assault”
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"I don't have another life to give. I don't have any more breaths to take. I don't have any more hashtags. I don't have any more energy to be marching with my fist up in the air [only] to come back to the same thing," declared Khadijah Shabazz. "Right now, it needs to be all broken down, torn down, and started all over again."
L.A. County to Return Bruce’s Beach Property to Rightful Owners
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"The county isn't gifting anyone anything. The county is returning property that was inappropriately taken. We are returning to the Bruce family... property that they rightfully owned."
LAPD Officer Fires 8 Wildly Out-of-Policy Shots at Man Fleeing Pretextual Stop; Evolving LAPD Statements Attempt to Pin Blame on Driver
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LAPD is accusing 30yo Travis Elster of assault with a deadly weapon to justify the shooting.
Metro Relaunches Rail-to-River Community Engagement Process to Choose New Southeast Cities Route
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The planned WSAB rail line won't leave enough room for a bike/walk path on Randolph, forcing Metro to seek an alternative route