Complaining about a bad sidewalk, graffiti in the neighborhood, dumping of a couch on the sidewalk?  An easy way to report the problem is MyLA311.

 June 2 is Primary Election Day. Drop off your ballot at a ballot box. If voting by mail, ballot must be postmarked by June 2. If voting in person, go to the polls. Voting lets elected officials know you are paying attention, you care about your neighborhood and downtown, and you exercise your right to vote.

So much will be happening at Wishbone Park on Sunday, June 7 from 12 noon to 5 pm! SPNA and Makers Market -Just Buy the Thing are hosting a neighborhood market – A Summer Bazaar – with handcrafted items along with South Park businesses and food and drink. Fourteen vendors have committed and growing each day.

A neighborhood meeting conducted on April 7 was billed as a Public Safety and Security discussion.  The meeting, a joint venture of SPNA, DTLA RA, and The South Park/Social District BID, had been called to discuss the recent street takeover on Figuroa Street and the knife attack on a pedestrian within the last 30 days. 

While the first-round of 2028 Olympic/Paralympic ticket sales for LA residents have ended, there will be a future round.

The primary elections are just over a month away. Do you know who you are voting for?

The top three issues in the California governor’s race: 

 The issues of (1) public safety and mental health incidents, (2) housing and the continuing homeless crisis, and (3) disaster recovery and climate resiliency after the Palisades fire have emerged as the top three issues in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race. 

LA City Attorney is a nonpartisan race. The city attorney is one of LA’s most powerful offices. The job of LA City Attorney includes prosecuting misdemeanors, advising politicians on local legislation, defending the city against lawsuits, and enforcing consumer protection laws, including tenants’ rights.  The city attorney’s office, with more than 1,000 employees, advises on policy issues from policing to housing to homelessness.

The race for City Controller is between the incumbent - Kenneth Mejia, and Zach Sololoff. Mejia, first elected in 2022, has built his platform on radical transparency and making city data accessible to the public. Sokoloff is positioning himself as a results-oriented manager who can bridge the gap between information and impact.

The South Park condo market remains slow, though we are beginning to see some modest improvements in transaction activity and pricing. This monthly column tracks key metrics within the South Park BID boundary to provide a consistent view of supply, pricing, and buyer activity in the neighborhood.

Neighbors and residents in South Park and downtown LA mobilized quickly after the street takeover and breech of the Circa residences on Figueroa at 12th in the early hours of Sunday morning, March 8. While street takeovers with throngs of cars doing donuts and hundreds of people watching have become common place, the entry into Circa, broken windows, stealing packages, throwing furniture, fist-fighting, and one resident injury from a knife wound were an escalation requiring immediate attention.