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
LAPD Sergeant Fired at Jermaine Petit from Inside Patrol Vehicle
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If the shooting had been committed by anyone else, it would have been labeled a drive-by.
LA Metro Re-Approves Original Rail-to-River Route After Dedicated Bike/Walk Path Scuttled
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The planned bike/walk infrastructure has been significantly downgraded
LAPD Shoots at, Misses, then Tries to Charge Unarmed Black Man with Assault with a Deadly Weapon
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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
LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting
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Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that
Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson
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Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.
LAPD Peddles Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking to Spanish Speakers
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Chávez reassured Univisión that LAPD wasn't trying to extract money via sidewalk biking tickets. But sidewalk riding is legal.
New L.A. Ordinance Cracking Down on Bicycle “Chop Shops” Ghost of Defunct Mayoral Campaign
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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
L.A. Sheriff Villanueva Plans to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System
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Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.
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.