Boyle Heights Beat

As schools reopen, some Latinx parents remain wary and unsure

COVID in a crowded house: ‘There’s not really any other space’

PERSPECTIVE: One year into remote learning, these mentors are going strong

Sixth Big Hazard member sentenced for Ramona Gardens firebombing

Organizing From Home: Pandemic Forces Activists to Adjust

Latest Stories

LA County communities with high car pollution also have high COVID-19 fatality rates, study notes

East Los Angeles, with one of the highest levels of traffic related air contamination, also has a spike in coronavirus deaths

Help wanted: LAUSD hiring 1,100 temporary custodians to keep reopened campuses clean

The new employees will help the district fulfill its commitment to continually disinfect schools

As schools reopen, some Latinx parents remain wary and unsure

Fear of contracting COVID may keep them from sending their kids back to the classroom

All LA residents age 16 and over can now make COVID-19 vaccination appointments

Inoculations of new group will begin on April 13 but those who qualify can begin booking them now

Youth News Team Stories

Everything we know about LAUSD’s plan to reopen schools in April

Here's what to expect when campuses within the school district start reopening tis month

Garcetti pledges $1.1 million towards creation of Youth Development Department

Mayor throws support behind motion by councilmember Mónica Rodríguez

COVID in a crowded house: ‘There’s not really any other space’

A multigenerational Boyle Heights family struggles to quarantine a mother and daughter infected with the virus

Our Voices

Community Voices | Stories from Ramona Gardens

Perspective: I was at the 1970 Chicano Moratorium March

Gus Ugalde is a print journalist and Boyle Heights native. He is a graduate of both Salesian High School and East Los Angeles College. With writing as his passion, he has had over 500 stories published at several publications throughout Southern California.

High school students speak out about the teachers’ strike

Boyle Heights Beat is a bilingual community newspaper produced by its youth "por y para la comunidad". The newspaper and its sister website serve an immigrant neighborhood in East Los Angeles of just under 100,000. Read more about our team

Striking teachers rally against charter schools

Boyle Heights Beat is a bilingual community newspaper produced by its youth "por y para la comunidad". The newspaper and its sister website serve an immigrant neighborhood in East Los Angeles of just under 100,000. Read more about our team

Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme 2021 Festival: Womxn in Herstory

Sabbath Services

Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme 2021 Festival: Womxn in Herstory

Sabbath Services

As schools reopen, some Latinx parents remain wary and unsure

COVID in a crowded house: ‘There’s not really any other space’

PERSPECTIVE: One year into remote learning, these mentors are going strong

Sixth Big Hazard member sentenced for Ramona Gardens firebombing

Organizing From Home: Pandemic Forces Activists to Adjust

Latest Stories

LA County communities with high car pollution also have high COVID-19 fatality rates, study notes

Help wanted: LAUSD hiring 1,100 temporary custodians to keep reopened campuses clean

As schools reopen, some Latinx parents remain wary and unsure

All LA residents age 16 and over can now make COVID-19 vaccination appointments

Everything we know about LAUSD’s plan to reopen schools in April

Garcetti pledges $1.1 million towards creation of Youth Development Department

COVID in a crowded house: ‘There’s not really any other space’

Perspective: I was at the 1970 Chicano Moratorium March

High school students speak out about the teachers’ strike

Striking teachers rally against charter schools