Recent Streetsblog LA posts about East Los Angeles

Food Vendors Rally for New Law That Would Provide Path to Legal Vending

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2013 | 3 Comments

There’s always been a certain irony that Los Angeles is the only one of America’s ten largest cities to have a blanket ban on street vending. Los Angeles is famous for its street vending culture, especially for the high quality food options available on many street corners, but every time a vendor takes to the […]

Roads We Walk: Jovenes Inc and Art Center College of Design

By Susy Chávez Herrera | Sep 13, 2013 | 4 Comments

“The road I walk every day, it’s no game, I’m trying to make my way. People see what they want to see. That’s not me. Take a look, take a look…Take a look, I might surprise you.” The catchy beat and chorus spilled out of headphones hanging down from the ceiling at the Art Center […]

Inside Out 11M Rolls into Boyle Heights

By Susy Chávez Herrera | Aug 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Susy Chávez Herrera grew up in City Terrace, Los Angeles, CA and Colima, Mexico. After years away from home she’s recently returned to LA. A trained anthropologist whose favorite subject are urban settings, she enjoys gardening, and loves nothing more than to lose herself in the sunny streets of Oaxaca, Mexico on a quite Sunday […]

Las Fotos Project Looking for Your Help to Build Community Gardens Map

By Damien Newton | Apr 25, 2013 | No Comments

In an effort to create an online and physical map of community gardens throughout Boyle Heights, the Las Fotos project is asking for your help. The map will include original work by the young women who participate in the program. You can submit leads on any public or private gardens or fruit trees by clicking […]

Eastside Access Project Breaks Ground with Bailey Street/Mariachi Plaza Improvements on First Street

By Damien Newton | Apr 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Bailey WEB In November of 2009, I took a bike ride with Carlos Morales and other members of the Eastside Bike Club, not to be confused with the Eastside Riders, and Browne Molyneux of the Bus Bench to explore the bicycle and pedestrian access to the Gold Line’s about-to-be-opened Eastside Extension. During the ride, we […]

Op/Ed: Saving Wyvernwood is the Environmental Choice

By Jesús Hermosillo | Apr 17, 2013 | 25 Comments

(One of the ongoing stories in our Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles coverage has been the debate over whether or not to proceed with the redevelopment of Wyvernwood Garden Apartments. Jesús Hermosillo has a master’s degree in urban planning and contributes regularly to Boyle Heights Beat. Streetsblog has not taken a position on the project and welcomes […]

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