Coronavirus in Boyle Heights and East LA

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Forgotten, cast aside: being a minority in a Mexican neighborhood

In communities like Boyle Heights, non Latinos struggle to establish their identity

Police said the Thursday night incident, near Michigan and Soto, was gang-related

With few exceptions, most jurisdictions have suspended all curfew orders for today

Some residents of communities like Boyle Heights and Echo Park express their anger and frustration with LAPD

Event organized by Centro CSO went off peacefully, without incidents

Prosecutors are reviewing LAPD internal affairs findings on the violent incident caught on video involving an LAPD Hollenbeck officer

Voices/Voces storytelling project could be funded with as much as $100,000; public voting to begin soon

So far, Casa Fina has delivered 700 meals to men’s home run by Proyecto Pastoral

Federal documents point to the Boyle Heights councilman as the corrupt politician allegedly running a criminal operation in City Hall