County Wins Control of Vermont/Manchester Lots in Superior Court Ruling
Thursday's ruling approving the County's bid to acquire the lots from developer Eli Sasson via eminent domain effectively closes the book on the 26 years the community has been held hostage to blight.
April 27, 2018
Security Footage Shows Moments Before Frederick “Woon” Frazier Hit from Behind; Police Still Seeking Leads
It's hard to believe such a powerful young man was dead just moments later because someone needed to get to the next red light so much faster than everybody else.
April 19, 2018
“The Car Culture that We Have Is Not Promoting Life:” Riders Gather to Remember Frederick “Woon” Frazier
As Young Riders Mourn, a Movement Begins to Coalesce
April 17, 2018
22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death
The images were a sobering reminder of how terrifyingly fragile the human body is when confronted by a multi-ton vehicle traveling at just about any speed.
April 12, 2018
South Park Renovation to Enter Next Phase this Month
Monday, April 9, from 5 to 7 p.m., the community is invited to discuss major renovations planned for South Park set to get underway later this month.
April 5, 2018
S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
While curbing the power of the I-got-mine-so-go-away-peasant crowd to veto growth is indeed a most urgent imperative, the fact that the zoning changes are tied to transit lines means that, here in Los Angeles, it is disproportionately lower-income communities of color that will be affected by the bill.
March 26, 2018
“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
People had been so caught up in detailing the crimes against humanity her “poopy feet” had wrought that there was very little space for reflection on the larger implications of what it was that people were cheering.
March 9, 2018
Appeal by El Mercado Owners to Halt Affordable and Supportive Housing Project at 1st and Lorena Denied
The resolution of the years-long process to get the project approved was surprisingly anticlimactic
March 7, 2018
Boyle Heights Tenants, Mariachis Celebrate Victory over Exorbitant Rent Hikes
A nine-month rent strike comes to a close when tenants successfully negotiate new terms with owner B.J. Turner
February 20, 2018
Webinar on Policing and Mobility Underscores Struggle of Urban Planning to Center Justice
There is no way forward without a genuine reckoning with the costs that structures empowered to hold blackness at bay continue to exact from people of color.
February 12, 2018
