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
“I Can’t Go Everywhere that I Thought I Could Go”: When Black and Brown Cyclists Need Safety from More than Traffic
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"I knew where I was," muses Slimm, the 25-year-old road captain from the Los Ryderz Bike Club regarding his fateful decision to roll past 65th on Broadway - the heart of East Coast Crips territory, "but I was just riding by..."
County Wins Control of Vermont/Manchester Lots in Superior Court Ruling
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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.
Security Footage Shows Moments Before Frederick “Woon” Frazier Hit from Behind; Police Still Seeking Leads
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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.
“The Car Culture that We Have Is Not Promoting Life:” Riders Gather to Remember Frederick “Woon” Frazier
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As Young Riders Mourn, a Movement Begins to Coalesce
22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death
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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.
South Park Renovation to Enter Next Phase this Month
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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.
S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
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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.
![Officer drags Bethany Nava off the train at Westlake/MacArthur Park for not removing her foot from the seat where it was propped up. [Image: still from video taken by Brock Bryan.]](https://cal.preprod-streetsblog.alley.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-01-23-at-2.14.59-PM.png?w=330)
“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
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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.
Appeal by El Mercado Owners to Halt Affordable and Supportive Housing Project at 1st and Lorena Denied
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The resolution of the years-long process to get the project approved was surprisingly anticlimactic
Boyle Heights Tenants, Mariachis Celebrate Victory over Exorbitant Rent Hikes
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A nine-month rent strike comes to a close when tenants successfully negotiate new terms with owner B.J. Turner
Webinar on Policing and Mobility Underscores Struggle of Urban Planning to Center Justice
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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.
Teen Hauled Off LA Metro Train, Cuffed for Putting Her Feet Up
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“Officer, please don’t do this.” “Officer, it’s really not a big deal.” As he films the scene unfolding in front of him at the Westlake/MacArthur Park station, Metro passenger Brock Bryan calmly pleads with an LAPD officer to stop manhandling a young woman he dragged off the train for putting her foot up on the […]