City unveils proposed updates to Boyle Heights Community Plan
The proposal seeks to increase housing stocks and preserve the cultural and historical fabric of the neighborhood
Brown Berets to hold their own Chicano Moratorium anniversary march
Organizers say the organization is still focused on fighting for the rights of the Chicano community
Drought brings call for water conservation
Sprinklers at Pico Aliso Recreation Center soak the field as well as sidewalks outside the fence. Photo by Jessica Perez
Instead of accident war... Read More...
New Sears Tower owner plans to seek community input for development
The Sears Mail Order building. Photo by Jonathan Olivares.
The Sears Roebuck Mail Order building at the intersection of Soto Street and Olympic Bo... Read More...
Legal relief for undocumented drivers comes with licenses in 2015
Photo by Flickr user Oran Viriyincy/ Creatve Commons
For more than a million undocumented immigrants who drive in California, the ordinary task of... Read More...
Timeline of Events regarding unlicensed drivers
February 2012: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck issues Special Order 7
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck issued Special Order 7, which permits unlicensed drivers who ... Read More...
A bridge to the future: L.A.’s iconic Sixth Street bridge to be replaced
Image of the winning design. Courtesy of HNTBManuel Sandoval, like thousands of Boyle Heights residents, uses the Sixth Street Bridge every day to ge... Read More...
A bridge to the future: L.A.’s iconic Sixth Street Bridge to be replaced
Creative Commons/ Flickr user Mastery of Maps
Manuel Sandoval, like thousands of Boyle Heights residents, uses the Sixth Street Bridge e... Read More...
Better than radio: Neighborhood Music School takes students to see L.A. Chamber Orchestra
The entrance to the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Photo by Yazmin Nunez.
Forty students, along with some parents, waited anxiously last Saturday at th... Read More...
Is Boyle Heights a food desert or a food swamp?
The newly built grocery store Northgate González market on Fourth Street. Photo by Yazmin Nunez.
When a new grocery store opens i... Read More...