Boyle Heights Street Vendor’s Treatment Raises Concerns about Implementation of New Law
Instead of educating the business owner about the new law, a street vendor is asked to move
February 15, 2019
Destination Crenshaw and the Rise of We-Built-this-Place-Making
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"
February 11, 2019
Symposium Kicks off “Undesign the Red Line” Exhibit Thursday
"Undesign the Redline" kicks off its Los Angeles residency at LATTC Thursday with a day-long symposium. Exhibit runs through March 31.
February 7, 2019
Another Hit-and-Run in L.A.
Surveillance video shows the driver plowing into the woman, tossing her to the side of the road, and speeding away as if nothing happened.
January 11, 2019
Cyclists Needed for Project to Monitor Air Quality in Southeast L.A. and on Eastside
Environmental justice advocate seeks help tracking particulate matter in residential areas bordered by industry, freeways
December 5, 2018
Black Panther Movement Figures on Crenshaw’s Great Wall Defaced with Swastikas
One of the mural's original artists worked quickly to erase the symbols and mitigate the damage to the piece
November 30, 2018
LAUSD to Explore Housing and Wraparound Service Provision for its 17,000+ Homeless Students
LAUSD board approved a resolution to explore the provision of housing for homeless students and their families.
November 21, 2018
Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Prop 10
When marginalized communites are viewed as ecosystems, the urgency of putting a floor under them becomes clear
November 6, 2018
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
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?
November 2, 2018
Vermont/Manchester: Reckoning with the Past and Wrestling with the Form Change Should Take
For black stakeholders eager to shed the despised "Death Alley" label and address the damage rooted in segregationist policies, the stakes feel especially high
October 17, 2018