Jennifer Lam, Author at Boyle Heights Beat

Q&A: New commanding officer for Hollenbeck division on community policing, connecting with Latino culture

Photo by Jennifer Lam. After 24 years with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Captain Martín Baeza has returned to the Hollenbeck di... Read More...

The high price of teen work: Teens pitch in to boost family income during tough times

Artwork by Stephanie Varela Léa este artículo en español A typical school night for most teens may be made up of sports pr... Read More...

Boyle Heights lacks park space

Considered 'park poor,' it offers few places to play Flouting the rules, Ramón Pérez’s children play soccer at Hollenbeck ... Read More...

Students Run LA keeps kids on track

Salvador Robledo, left, and Daniel Peña run the LA Marathon as members of Students Run LA.Day in and day out from October to March, Angelica G... Read More...

One Marathoner’s Experience

Jennifer Lam runs the LA Marathon 2012./ Photo by Jonathan OlivaresRunning a marathon never crossed my mind, until a couple of years ago. That is whe... Read More...

Boyle Heights Cultural Treasures Project seeks your nominations

Poet/Musician Ruben Guevara was named a Boyle Heights Cultural Treasure. / Photo by Yazmin NuñezCommunity members on Saturday came out to Self... Read More...

Running the L.A. Marathon: My journey across the finish line

We took over the streets of Los Angeles this past Sunday. I joined about 23,000 runners anxiously anticipating the finish line for the 26.2-mile tr... Read More...

Community meeting discusses findings on alcohol-related crime, deaths

The cost of a license to sell beer for a year is merely $100, significantly less than a college application fee. This was one of the facts brought up... Read More...

Alcohol drowns Boyle Heights:
A Community Campaign
Seeks to Reduce the Number of Stores

They seem to be everywhere. In some neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, stores selling alcohol appear to be on almost every block. They sell beer, ... Read More...

Policy Recommendations for Boyle Heights

Do not issue any new alcohol licenses, except for eating establishments. (New businesses could purchase existing licenses.) New businesses that p... Read More...

Fighting Shadows: One Man’s Story with Richard Cabral

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