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.

Eastside Events Roundup: Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Elections, Health Fair, Arts Workshops, Block Party

By Kristopher Fortin | | No Comments
Updated October 10, 1:46 p.m. Meet the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council candidates on Thursday, Vote for Them on Saturday With the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council elections on Saturday, people have a chance to meet the candidates from 6-8p.m. Thursday at the Puente Learning Center (501 S. Boyle Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90033) There are 33 […]

CicLAvia in Boyle Heights: Mariachi Plaza is a Party, Soto Street is a Snooze, Cars Get Towed on Boyle Avenue

By Kristopher Fortin | | 2 Comments
Passersby on the CicLAvia Eastside route on Sunday could have gone away seeing either a vibrant party, a vacant corridor, or both. But what passersby wouldn’t have seen were the automobiles towed during the road closures for the car-free event. Fourteen cars were towed between First and Fourth Streets on Boyle Avenue, said Jonathan Hui, […]

A Really Big Guide to CicLAvia on the Eastside

By Kristopher Fortin | | 4 Comments
Updated: 10/06/2012, 1:10 p.m. CicLAvia got a makeover this fall, and cyclists and pedestrians will definitely notice on the Eastside. While the Hollenbeck Park hub was cut, participants heading to the Eastside will come across restaurants, arts, and plenty of activities on the First Street Arts Corridor. Here are a few notable events, feeder rides, […]

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

By Erick Huerta | | 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, […]
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