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.
A program focused on helping students from low-income neighborhoods gain admittance to California State University Los Angeles was unveiled Nov. 1 at ... Read More...
Taking the reigns as chief diversity officer at one of the state’s most diverse campuses during today’s uncertain times is what Octavio Villalpando fa... Read More...
Ricardo García
As a child, Ricardo García would play a game with his mother whenever the two went on road trips: his mother would give him the di... Read More...
A concerted effort focused on raising awareness of the issues important to voting age millennials of color took place in Boyle Heights less than a wee... Read More...
A “Noche de Ofrenda” event at downtown L.A.’s Grand Park and a music and arts festival at Felicitas and Gonzalo Méndez High School in Boyle Heights ar... Read More...
Stressing both academic success in the classroom and athletic success on the field, Roosevelt High School head football coach Ricardo Zepeda is launch... Read More...
By Gus Ugalde
A concerted outreach effort by the outgoing Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council resulted in a record high voter turnout May 21 at the... Read More...
By Gus Ugalde
A tribute called to honor veterans on Memorial Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Boyle Heights drew a crowd of more than 150 re... Read More...
Gus and Jewels riding the train at Griffith Park. Photo courtesy of Gus Ugalde. Father’s Day is a time to reflect on the incredible responsibility th... Read More...