María Elena Ceja lives to volunteer, share the better side of Boyle Heights The catechism teacher and lifelong resident wants people to know good things come out of the neighborhood
CA legislature passes ‘eviction moratorium’ for senior home residents during pandemic. But it’s too late for some. Dozens of seniors living at Sakura Gardens facility in Boyle Heights were forced to move out to make way for market-rate housing
Carlos Montes: A bridge crosser and an activist, not a leader The longtime Boyle Heights residents talks about his youth in the Chicano Movement and his current involvement in multiple causes
Art that celebrates ‘cultura’: what inspires Jim O’Balles The independent curator and Boyle Heights resident talks about what led him to appreciate and promote the work of artists
Boyle Heights is not what it used to be, according to Ernestina López Muñoz The longtime resident complains that gangs and homeless residents have turned her neighborhood for the worse
Eloísa Venable Is happy she chose Boyle Heights to retire The former circus artist and caretaker says her Linda Vista home is the best place she’s ever live
Elderly Japanese Americans must find new housing after state approves closure of their senior home Residents of the intermediate care facility at Sakura Gardens in Boyle Heights must transfer out by July 20, it was announced Wednesday
How Rubén Guevara became a Chicano Culture Sculptor The writer, musician and performer recalls his life in activism and the trip to Mexico that changed his life
Music has been a lifelong passion for Joseph Torres The longtime Boyle Heights residents recalls growing up in the 1960s as a Beatles fan
Community rejects development plans at Sakura Intermediate Care Facility Activists say proposed closure would displace elderly residents and add to Boyle Heights gentrification
