Peace & Healing Center coming to Boyle Heights
City is seeking proposals from local community based organizations that could host programming
Coronavirus in Boyle Heights and East LA
A daily update on news stories, resources and useful information regarding the COVID-19 emergency in Eastside communities
The fight against freeway pollution is decades old in Boyle Heights
Recent opposition to the 710 expansion project highlighted the ongoing effect of air quality in human health – and COVID infection
Multilingual videos explain social services to county residents
The 'What is' series is available with captions in English, Spanish and eight other languages
Surgeon General: the struggle with mental health is the story of being human, not broken
Boyle Heights Beat speaks with Dr. Vivek Murthy about the national mental health crisis
Youth Mental Health Summit convenes in LA
Two-day event looks for solutions among young people affected by national crisis
The Farmer John plant in Vernon is closing, impacting hundreds of workers
The meatpacking facility, which employs more than 1,500 workers, had hundreds of COVID-19 cases in 2020
Number of COVID cases in Boyle Heights grew almost 25 times during omicron surge
Increases in the neighborhood in late December and early January were higher than the average for LA County
California indoor mask mandate to expire on Feb. 16
L.A. County’s health officials say mask mandate will remain in place here as long as COVID-19 transmission remains high
LA County is past the omicron peak, say health officials
The number of new cases and hospitalized patients has dropped, but deaths due to COVID-19 continue to rise