Recent Streetsblog LA posts about SGV

The 60 Freeway at 7th Avenue in Hacienda Heights. Photo via Google Street View

Metro’s 60 Freeway Ramps Expansion Project in Hacienda Heights Is on Hold

By Joe Linton | Jul 18, 2022 | No Comments

Metro deemed the Hacienda Heights SR-60/7th Avenue project beneficial to drivers and not too bad to adjacent residents, but if and when the project gets going, construction could come very close to homes.

The exterior gate of Esperanza Villa Tiny Homes Village in Baldwin Park. Credit: Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog

As Baldwin Park Tiny Homes Expand, A Resident Tells Her Success Story

By Chris Greenspon | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

SBLA sat down with a recent resident of the Esperanza Villa to get a sense of what services and opportunities unhoused people in need in the San Gabriel Valley can find there.

SGV Connect: Bike Shop Owner and Former Newspaper Publisher Carlos Morales

By Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

This week's SGV Connect features an interview with Carlos Morales of the Eastside Bike Club and Stan's Bike Shop. Chris Greenspon asks about Carlos' history as a carfree journalist and how bicycling saved his life.

SGV Connect 96: Memories of El Monte Moves to New Space, Celebrates 626 Fest

By Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Memories of El Monte is planning to open a soup kitchen in January and possibly expand with a cafe and even a bar in the coming years. The interview covers their plans, the collective's goals, and what makes Memories' preferred coffee so special.

Plaza Ortiz 1, on Valley Boulevard in El Monte, CA. Credit: Chris Greenspon/Streetsblog

Long Lost El Monte Vet Honored with Affordable Housing Plaza

By Chris Greenspon | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments

Ysabel “Mac” Arredondo Ortiz enlisted at 17 and never came home from Korea. The building honoring him is meant to keep families from being displaced and unhoused vets off the streets.

SGV Connect 95: Gold Line Extension Is ‘On Time and On Budget’ at 50% Mark

By Damien Newton | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

This week sees a special #SGV Connect podcast with Damien Newton interviewing Habib Balian, the executive director of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. As we publish this podcast, the Authority is holding a press conference to celebrate the 50% completion point of the current Gold Line extension out to Pomona. For a full transcript […]

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