Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Boyle Heights

It’s July, hot, and the perfect weather for a bike/train/bus ride or walk to Los Angeles Streetsblog’s Eastside Tour. It’s a series of events Streetsblog is putting together this summer, and early fall, and all taking place east of the L.A. river. The first event in the series is a concert by East LA everything band […]

A motion to establish an Environment and Transportation Committee for the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council has been postponed again. Since it was introduced in March, the motion has been tabled twice before. In April, action on the motion was omitted from the meeting minutes, and in May it was tabled again. Last week, the board […]

There’s been graduations, rise in car thefts, and new research that has come out recently about Boyle Heights. So let’s get to it. Rise in Car Theft Car theft has been an issue lately in Boyle Heights.  Grand theft auto is up 43 percent in the Hollenbeck Division, which includes Boyle Heights, compared to last […]

Last week, 826LA, a non profit tutoring and writing service for youth, released a collection of stories written by 10th grade Roosevelt High School students to answer the question “What needs to change to generate more justice and equity in Boyle Heights?” In “Like A Shadow Blocking My Light,” the students’ stories deal with the […]

Proyecto Pastoral organized the Summer Programs Fair at Pico Gardens to bring awareness to residents about the programs both adults and youth can participate at either low costs or for free this summer. Eastside Streetsblog picked up some information that was provided at the fair and is including it in the post bellow: Summer Day […]