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Calendar for Metro Outreach on Boyle Heights Projects and a Correction About Tonight’s Meeting

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Earlier this week, we mistakenly posted that Primestor, the developer looking to overhaul the space around Mariachi Plaza, would be presenting at the Planning and Land Use Committee (PLUC) meeting of the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council tonight. Instead, tonight’s meeting (see agenda) will focus on Abode Communities’ affordable housing plans for the site at Cesar […]

ART CRASH –

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For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/745207342241364/?ref=56&unit_ref=suggested_events “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas Art takes on many forms. The asphalt we roll on is our canvas. Every ride on it is yet another brush stroke and on these streets we create a masterpiece. The cross roads of contemporary art and […]

Construction Updates, the Naming of Stations, and More at Tonight’s Meeting on the Crenshaw Line

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The Crenshaw Leadership Council (CLC) will be holding their quarterly meeting on the progress of the Crenshaw/LAX line tonight from 6 – 8 p.m. at Dulan’s on Crenshaw (4859 Crenshaw Boulevard). The meeting will provide updates from the work of the small groups, or PODs (Project Oriented Discussions), the CLC supports — Small Business Resources, […]
Cyclists ride unprotected along the reconstructed bridge. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog LA

Final Sixth Street Viaduct Model Showcased at Public Briefing; Expected Completion Date, Early 2019

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“How was the meeting?” Juan asked as I came out of the multipurpose room at the Puente Learning Center. He was just leaving his evening English class and had missed the public briefing on the design of the Sixth Street Viaduct replacement given by Councilmember José Huizar, Architect and Principal Designer Michael Maltzan, design-build firm HNTB, […]

Oct. 9, South L.A. Advocates Discuss Civic Action and Community Voice in South L.A. on Visions and Voices Panel at USC

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This coming October 9, at 6 p.m., I will be participating in a panel on Civic Action and Community Voice in South L.A. as part of USC’s Visions and Voices series. Visions and Voices is the dynamic arts and humanities initiative established in 2006. The goal was to feature critically acclaimed artists and distinguished speakers, […]