Metro’s Expo Line | Intersections

Metro partners with Zipcar: One South L.A. Metro lot is included in a partnership between the Metro and Zipcar to offer access to transit riders. The lot on LaCienega and Jefferson boulevards near the Metro stop will have two zipcars, which members can use to and from the Metro station on an hourly or daily basis. (L.A. Sentinel)

Fire burns through commercial building in South L.A.: A commercial building in South L.A. went up in flames on Tuesday, but no was reported hurt. More than100 firefighters were sent to extinguish the fire, located at 11600 block of South Main Street. (Fox 11)

People can fight traffic tickets without paying fine first: David Aceves, a South L.A. resident, is one Angeleno affected by the variety of fees attached with fighting a traffic ticket. On Monday, the Judicial Council unanimously struck down the rule of paying for fines before contesting them. (L.A. Times)

Metro maintenance worker saves robbing victim: Lawrence Sears, a Metro worker at the Willowbrook Green Line station, helped a women as her purse was being stolen and assisted officers in taking the potential robber into custody. (Glendora Patch)

Ezell Ford protestors kick off ’48 hours of protest’: Residents from across Los Angeles held “48 hours of protests” in front of Mayor Garcetti’s home, responding to the recent decision by the LAPD and police chief to call South L.A. resident Ezell Ford’s shooting death justified. (Los Angeles Daily News)

A mural in South L.A. commemorates the death of Ezell Ford.

LAPD clears officers in Ezell Ford shooting: Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck and the Police Departments independent watchdog determined that the two officers were justified in the fatal shooting of South LA resident Ezell Ford, a mentally ill and unarmed black man, last summer. (L.A Times)

Light earthquake rattles Los Angeles area: An earthquake with a magnitude-3.4 hit West Athens, about four miles east of Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Shaking was felt across L.A.

Supermarket proposed for former hospital site in South L.A.: Nogales Investors, which owns the Numero Uno brand, is looking to purchase the two-acre plot which used to house Broadway Hospital in South L.A. to build a supermarket. The land is located on 94th Street and Broadway. (Wave Wire Services)

South LA Urban Garden Movement to premiere at LA Film Festival: Ron Finley, South L.A.-based gardener, will be featured in Can You Dig This, a documentary following the efforts of burgeoning planters and growers in South L.A. The film festival takes place from June 10-18. (Los Angeles Magazine)

Homeless encampment in South L.A. | Photo by Stephanie Monte

Tiny houses for homeless: Elvis Summers built a tiny house on wheels for a homeless women in his South L.A. neighborhood and has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help more homeless individuals. (Ventura County Star)

Music teacher honored: Southern California Honda Dealers surprised music teacher Aaron Stanley by building him a new music room at West Athens Elementary for Teacher Appreciation Week. (ABC)

Skateboarder fatally struck: Thirteen-year-old skateboarder Jarek Trejo was fatally struck by a car on Thursday in South L.A. (L.A. Times)

Free library: The Literacy Club, the USC Interfraternity Council and the USC Panhellenic have joined an effort to establish a Little Free Library, a bookcase full of free children’s books, at Hoover Recreation Center in South L.A. (Patch.com)

Fast food ban: A study shows that banning new fast food restaurants in South L.A. has not helped decrease obesity rates in the area. (L.A. Times)

Baldwin Hills overlook | Photo by CleftClips (Flickr Creative Commons)

Earthquake hits South L.A.: A magnitude-3.8 earthquake shook residents in the Baldwin Hills area on Sunday morning. (KTLA)

Construction begins: A $200 million retail center will soon fill a South L.A. lot that has been empty since the 1992 riots. (CBS)

Three shot: Two men and a woman were shot on Friday around 10 p.m. at 719 W. 66th St. (My News L.A.)

Tenants reach settlement: The residents of a South L.A. apartment build allegedly run by a slumlord reached an agreement with the owner of the building. (My News L.A.)

Car chase: A car chase ended in South L.A. Thursday after the driver headed into a park and oncoming traffic. (L.A. Times)

Bernard Parks, councilman for District 8 | Stephanie Monte

South L.A. tenants allege slum conditions: Ninety tenants claim their landlord at 2108 Maple Avenue in South L.A. ignored their complaints of rat and cockroach infestations. (Courthouse News)

Bernard Parks speaks out on SoLA nickname: Bernard Parks defends his decision to introduce SoLA as a possible nickname for South L.A. that would not replace its former name but would be recognized as an official nickname. (City Watch L.A.)

St. Francis Medical Center: A South L.A. hospital faces financial troubles, threatening to decrease the quality of medical care in an area with a disproportionate number of victims of traumatic injury and violence. (L.A. Times)

LAPD officer charged: Officer Richard Garcia was charged with one count of felony for using unlawful force when he arrested Clinton Alford Jr. in South L.A. (L.A. Times)

Six arrested during protests: Six were arrested in protests against police brutality Monday, the same day riots broke out in Baltimore. (L.A. Times)

Street racing crackdown: Forty-four people were arrested April 20 at 12:30 a.m. in a crackdown against street racing, a problem authorities say has been increasing in L.A. (ABC)

Cal Football | Photo by John Martinez Pavliga (Flickr Creative Commons)

Cal football player: Cal football player Jeffrey Coprich helps young students learn to read through the #CollectiveProject in honor of his sister Essence K. Coprich, who died in a car accident when she was seven. (California Golden Blogs)

Metro halts construction: Construction on the Crenshaw rail line was closed for four days for safety violations. The construction began again on Monday. (L.A. Times)

Man with autism lost: Gabriel Martinez, a 19-year-old from South L.A. with severe autism, was last seen on the 14000 block of South San Pedro Street around 2:10 p.m. on Monday. Police are asking the public to be on the lookout. (CBS)

Two killed in shooting: Two men were killed on Monday near Central Avenue and 52nd Street on Monday in an apparent gang-related shooting. (L.A. Daily News)

Tavis Smiley remembers Maya Angelou: Smiley recalls his decades-long friendship with Angelou in his latest book, “My Journey with Maya.” (L.A. Times)

Baldwin Hills overlook | Photo by CleftClips (Flickr Creative Commons)

Earthquake hits South LA: A 3.5-magnitude earthquake shook South L.A. Sunday night near Baldwin Hills. (KTLA)

Pedestrian loses leg: A woman was arrested after an alleged hit-and-run crash that critically injured a pedestrian. (KTLA)

Freeway crash injures two: Two people were injured Monday morning when their car struck the concrete barrier and burst into flames on the 110 freeway. (Daily Breeze)

Neighborhood watches car chase: A crowd gathered outside their homes in South L.A. to watch a car chase. Some were just nosey, but others wanted to thought that capturing the scene on video would prevent potential police misconduct. (My Fox L.A.)

Race relations better in California: About two-thirds of California believe that race relations are better in their home state than in other parts of the country according to a recent study by USC Dornsife and the L.A. Times. (L.A. Times)

The Expo Line | Intersections

Metro unfair to Black contractors: A group of minority workers filed a lawsuit against the county, Metro and contractors for unfairly excluding local Black contractors from work on the Crenshaw and Expo lines. (Daily News)

South L.A. woman find brother stabbed: A woman walking her dog Monday night came home to find her brother stabbed to death. (ABC)

Dual language campus: The Accelerated Schools, a group of charter schools in South L.A., has started construction for a new dual language school on Martin Luther King Boulevard and Main Street. (PR Newswire)

Unarmed teen shot by officer speaks out: The family of 15-year-old Jamar Nicholson has filed a lawsuit in relation to a February 10 incident where LAPD officers shot Nicholson in the back on his way to school. (L.A. Times)

Students at LAUSD school. | Photo by Clotee Allochuku (Flickr Creative Commons)

Music producer musical: A new musical, Recorded in Hollywood, pays tribute to the legacy of South L.A. record store owner and producer John Dolphin, aka Lovin’ John. (L.A. Weekly)

No library staff: LAUSD elementary schools in South L.A. still lack staff to maintain their libraries, even though many school libraries that closed in the recession have begun to open in other parts of the city. (KPCC)

Street artist featured at CAAM: South L.A.- born street artist Adah Glenn’s work is featured at the California African American Museum. (L.A. Weekly)

Food revolution: Guerilla gardener Ron Finley started growing his own garden in South L.A. 10 years ago in the hopes of starting a food revolution. (NBC)

Teen stabbed in backyard: Police search for a suspect who fatally stabbed 18-year-old Tommy Cheatham around 9:30 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of W. 101st Street. (CBS)

Man pleads not guilty to murder: 18-year-old Jose Alberto Perez pleaded not guilty to murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges for shooting his stepfather’s girlfriend, 35-year-old Yemeni DeLeon, in a case of mistaken identity. (My News L.A.)