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.

Boyle Heights News Roundup: Car Thefts, Graduations, UCLA Studies

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 28, 2012 | 2 Comments

There’s been graduations, rise in car thefts, and new research that has come out recently about Boyle Heights. So let’s get to it. Rise in Car Theft Car theft has been an issue lately in Boyle Heights. Grand theft auto is up 43 percent in the Hollenbeck Division, which includes Boyle Heights, compared to last […]

Book Sample: Boyle Heights High School Students Empowered to Change Their Neighborhood Through the Written Word

By Streetsblog | Jun 21, 2012 | No Comments

Last week, 826LA, a non profit tutoring and writing service for youth, released a collection of stories written by 10th grade Roosevelt High School students to answer the question “What needs to change to generate more justice and equity in Boyle Heights?” In “Like A Shadow Blocking My Light,” the students’ stories deal with the […]

Summer Solstice Means Summer Activities in Boyle Heights

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 20, 2012 | No Comments

Proyecto Pastoral organized the Summer Programs Fair at Pico Gardens to bring awareness to residents about the programs both adults and youth can participate at either low costs or for free this summer. Eastside Streetsblog picked up some information that was provided at the fair and is including it in the post bellow: Summer Day […]

Boyle Heights Community Crafts Living Streets Plan for Neglected Roads

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 15, 2012 | 1 Comment

Boyle Heights will get some new furniture this Saturday, as city and neighborhood groups gather to inaugurate the installation of public living rooms at the corner of Fickett and Boulder Streets. Installation of the public living rooms, which are pieces of furniture left in the public for people to use, is part of the campaign […]

As Protestors March Against CVS, Demanding Fresh Food for Boyle Heights, a Walgreens Opens Two Blocks Away

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 13, 2012 | 10 Comments

Only a few days removed from protestors marching up Soto Street to demonstrate against a proposed CVS and shopping center development, people milled around a new Walgreens just two blocks from the protest. Walgreens employees wearing “I <3 Boyle Heights” t-shirts greeted patrons on Monday for its opening inauguration, handing out vitamin samples, plastic cups, […]

Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Wants More Barriers to High Density Developments

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 5, 2012 | 4 Comments

The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council approved a motion to craft a policy geared towards limiting high-density development projects. The Planning and Land Use Committee’s recommended motion aims to preserve the “existing character of the community,” by demanding traffic data, allotting parking space for automobiles and limiting high density developments. “Boyle Heights of 20-30 years ago was mostly […]

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