Recent Streetsblog LA posts about East Los Angeles

Change.Org Petition Asks for Bike Lanes on North Figueroa

By Damien Newton | Jan 7, 2013 | No Comments

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition’s East L.A. Bike Ambassador Program is proving to be one of its most active local programs. While the group is meeting again tonight to discuss strategy for working with the city to improve bicycle access and safety in East and Northeast Los Angeles. It’s been a cause celeb for […]

Developers and Proponents of New Wyvernwood Face Off at Special Forum Held by Council Member Huizar

By Erick Huerta | Sep 21, 2012 | 3 Comments

City Council Member Jose Huizar, who represents Boyle Heights, East L.A. and parts of the Downtown, held a community meeting with the current residents of Wyvernwood Apartments to hear their concerns regarding the proposed redevelopment project to replace the current apartment with a higher-cost mixed-use housing development. In 2011, Huizar expressed concern with the project, […]

Getting Doored Leaves Marks on Body, Mind

By Kristopher Fortin | Sep 11, 2012 | 13 Comments

(When I found out that Kris was “doored” a little over a week ago, I asked him to write about it on Streetsblog. I didn’t push him to editorialize about it, something the reporter in him is loathe to do with his personal experiences. I think that it’s important for readers to understand where our […]

Bike to Work Day: An East Los Angeles Bike Pit Stop

By Kristopher Fortin | May 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

Since there were no bike pit stops in Boyle Heights for Metro Bike to Work Day, I took a break from the neighborhood and checked out the one in East Los Angeles. Staff and students from La Causa Youth Build, a charter school that serves 16 to 24 year olds that are pushed out of […]