Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eastside

In an effort to show how transportation, open space, planning and other issues are intertwined with the health, culture, livability and strength of a community, Streetsblog and The California Endowment teamed to bring Streetsblog’s coverage to a hyper-local level in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman is Communities Editor for Streetsblog Los Angeles and oversees work in South Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. Her work and that of our former Boyle Heights-specific writer Kris Fortin can be found here. Contact Sahra at sahra[at]streetsblog.org or on twitter: @sahrasulaiman.

Nature Double Exposed: Bringing San Gabriel Mountains to Eastside Youth

By Kristopher Fortin | Mar 13, 2013 | 3 Comments

When the young women of Las Fotos Project were asked where the San Gabriel Mountains were, only 1 of 9 raised their hand. So when asked to take photos of the mountains and create a double exposure image–where film is exposed twice to create a multilayered image– “Nature: Double Exposed” would create a lot of “firsts” for […]

Discussion on Street Vending Maps Road, Hurdles to Legalization

By Kristopher Fortin | Mar 8, 2013 | 9 Comments

Martha Garcia legs wouldn’t stop shaking when she saw the tamales and gelatins she made the night before being thrown in the trash by police officers, and her equipment being taken away by the city. The tension stayed with her for a month, but she knew she had to recover from this setback. “We’re always […]

Developers Introduced at Metro Open House to Reshape Empty Lots

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 28, 2013 | 3 Comments

Developers and Metro representatives came to the Boyle Heights Technology and Youth Center on Tuesday for an open house to update the community on Metro-owned lots in Boyle Heights. This is the first time developers McCormack Baron Salazar, for lots at Cesar Chavez Avenue/Fickett Street and the Southwest Corner of First Street/Boyle Avenue, and A Community of […]

Residents Protest Demolition of Wyvernwood Apartments, Seek Preservation

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 22, 2013 | 10 Comments

Advocates for the preservation of Wyvernwood Apartments used the simplest of ideas Sunday to oppose the proposed $2 billion redevelopment project: throw a backyard/frontyard party at the complex. Families brought homemade food, silverware was used instead of disposable, and music and dance brought the more than 100 people center stage. “For me, I’ve always seen […]

Battle For Wyvernwood (On Bike/With Food), Catching Up With The Eastside

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

In between working on videos on the recently opened parklets in Los Angeles, the upcoming Streetsblog mayoral candidates interviews, and catching three colds over the past month and a half I haven’t been giving Boyle Heights and the Eastside as much attention as I should. But to catch up on what’s been happening on the […]

Four Years Later, City Reboots Community Planning in Boyle Heights

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 8, 2013 | No Comments

After a four year hiatus, the City of Los Angeles held its first public meeting on the stalled Boyle Heights Community Plan last week. “If they feel their voice wasn’t heard earlier in the process, they can come back,” said Valentina Knox, one of the two city planners assigned to the Boyle Heights Community Plan […]

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