In neglected areas such as South Los Angeles, the freeways that crisscross neighborhoods are choking residents with harmful pollution. A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would extend a clean transportation program that can aid these communities.
Guest Commentary written by Prisma Alvarez
Prisma Alvarez is a middle school office coordinator in South Los Angeles.
It’s impossible to be carless in Los Angeles. When you have to get up at 4 a.m. to catch a bus to catch a train just to get to work on time, our public transportation system – at least the one that services northeast to South Los Angeles – fails to meet commuter needs.
Now that I own a car, I’m part of the congestion and contributing to the pollution that permeates the neighborhoods where I live and work. The impact of that pollution – among many other factors – is making me sick and holding our community back.My experience with our bad air started with what felt like a bad cold. It was a virus (no, not COVID) from which I […]
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