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.

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

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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 […]

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

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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

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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 […]