Hollenbeck fireworks show on Saturday
Afro Cuban band BombaChante will be the featured artist of event starting at 5 pm
Man shot and killed by LAPD at White Memorial Hospital
Police said robbery suspect Omar Magaña, 34, tried to grab officer’s firearm and was critically wounded
Members of Big Hazard plead guilty to firebombings
Seven of the eight men accused of racially motivated attacks in Ramona Gardens now await sentencing
Woman who killed man at taco stand gets one-year sentence
Prosecutors say 37-year-old Maribel Rosas was intoxicated when she drove up a curb and hit several customers
Lawyer releases video of Jesse Romero shooting
Body cam footage from Hollenbeck LAPD officers who pursued and shot the Boyle Heights teen in 2016 was released by judge in lawsuit against city by his family
Two BH shooting victims in less than 48 hours
Two shooting incidents were reported within a 48 hour period this week in Boyle Heights, including one where a 37-year-old man died.
Police say that Roberto Gutiérrez, of Rancho Cucamonga, was fatally shot w... Read More...
Gang sweep is said to loosen Big Hazard’s grip on Ramona Gardens
Police say that only eight of the 25 suspects arrested Wednesday were found in Ramona Gardens. Photo: Boyle Heights Beat archives
Authorities expect that a major raid this week on the Big Hazard gang will h... Read More...
Are you ready for “The Big One”?
The University of California surveyed buildings across Los Angeles and determined that 1,454 were unsafe and in need of retrofitting-- 28 were in Boyle Heights. Photo by Flickr user Martin Luff/Creative Common... Read More...
Ramona Gardens residents honor the dead, dedicate peace march to Mexico’s 43 missing students
Photos by Antonio Mejias-Rentas
Residents of Ramona Gardens participated in the annual Día de los Muertos celebration held on Saturday, which included a procession for peace and against violence in the n... Read More...
Summer Night Lights keeps parks open late, offers “sense of community”
Children play soccer at Summer Night Lights in Ramona Gardens. Photo by Antonio Mejias
As summer winds down, so does the Summer Night Lights program at the Ramona Gardens Recreation Center.
Since late Ju... Read More...