Kris Fortin
Kristopher Fortin has been freelance writing about the Latino community for the past four years at the Los Angeles Times, the former Café Magazine, and currently at Boyle Heights Beat and Mis Neighbors. After getting his bachelor’s degree in journalism and urban studies and planning, Kristopher wedded the two areas through an internship at Planetizen and hopes to continue to delve deeper into urban issues through journalism.
kris@streetsblog.org
Posts by Kris
2013
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Jun 07:
Mexico Meets Eastside: Ruminations on Buses, Metro, Bicycles and Swap Meets
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Jun 03:
Boyle Heights Meets Mexico: BH Resident Finds Her Mettle in Guadalajara Through Bike Pettles
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May 22:
ELACC Scores $100,000 from L.A. 2050 to Make Life Better for Street Vendors
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May 01:
LAPD Threatens Closure of Painted Alleyway to Public Events Lacking Permits
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Apr 15:
CaminArte, Eastside Art Walk, Returns to Mariachi Plaza on May 10
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Apr 09:
A New Life for La Casa del Mexicano
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Apr 02:
LA2050 on the Eastside: Bringing Palo Alto to East L.A./Boyle Heights, DIY Social Spaces, Public Safety Through Gang Salvation
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Mar 28:
DIY Community Arts Center: El Sereno Bungalow Project
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Mar 26:
Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Abandons Wyvernwood Decision, Removes Item From Agenda
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Mar 22:
Eighth Street Bike Lane: Hilly, Zebra Crosswalks, Smooth Ride; Watch Out For Trucks and Traffic
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Mar 20:
No Beach? No Greenery? Paint the Floor and Watch An Alley Grow
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Mar 15:
Bike Lane on Mission Shares Road With Auto Repair Shops, Freight Trucks. A Preview With Photos
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Mar 13:
Nature Double Exposed: Bringing San Gabriel Mountains to Eastside Youth
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Mar 08:
Discussion on Street Vending Maps Road, Hurdles to Legalization
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Feb 28:
Developers Introduced at Metro Open House to Reshape Empty Lots
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Feb 22:
Residents Protest Demolition of Wyvernwood Apartments, Seek Preservation
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Feb 15:
Battle For Wyvernwood (On Bike/With Food), Catching Up With The Eastside
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Feb 08:
Four Years Later, City Reboots Community Planning in Boyle Heights
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Feb 04:
Highland Park Parklet Not in Front of Restaurant? Attempts to Create Public Space For All
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Jan 31:
Business Corridor Study Finds Law Enforcement Out of Touch With Boyle Heights Businesses
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Jan 25:
The Ovarian-Psycos Documentary Kicks Off it’s Kickstarter
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Jan 18:
Boyle Heights Residents Get Gift of Bike Lights
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Jan 14:
Sides Agree Wyvernwood Living Conditions Intolerable, Divided on “Right” Solution
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Jan 07:
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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Jan 04:
East Bike Ambassador Program Bridges City Decision Makers To Regional Voice
2012
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Dec 20:
La Virgen, Like “Another Mother,” And Reflecting on Boyle Heights
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Dec 07:
Boyle Heights Community, Metro Clash at Meeting Over Development at MTA Owned Property
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Dec 06:
“Starting from the Beginning” for Some Metro Owned Sites in Boyle Heights
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Dec 05:
Corazón del Pueblo Pumps Community Life Into First Street
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Nov 27:
Boyle Heights Briefs: Open Markets, Discussion on Arts District, and Meeting on Metro Owned Sites
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Nov 16:
Boyle Heights Events: Marketplace on 1st Street, Self Help Graphics and Art Discuss Arts District, and Mariachi Festival
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Nov 07:
By Foot, Pedal, or Car, Boyle Heights Voters Arrive At Polls
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Nov 06:
SLIDESHOW: Canvassers Get Out the Vote, One Block at a Time
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Nov 05:
SLIDESHOW: Dia de Los Muertos Takes Over Large Swath of First Street
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Nov 02:
Día de Los Muertos/Day of The Dead bike rides, festivals in Boyle Heights
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Nov 01:
Boyle Heights Residents Document Housing Concerns for Future Mayor
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Nov 01:
Halloween in Boyle Heights Goes Late Into The Night
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Oct 19:
Creating Student Leaders for Food Justice
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Oct 15:
Incumbents Lose Seats, New Faces Win Big at Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Elections
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Oct 10:
Eastside Events Roundup: Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Elections, Health Fair, Arts Workshops, Block Party
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Oct 09:
CicLAvia in Boyle Heights: Mariachi Plaza is a Party, Soto Street is a Snooze, Cars Get Towed on Boyle Avenue
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Oct 05:
A Really Big Guide to CicLAvia on the Eastside
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Oct 03:
Bike Journalist, Stopped by Bike Problems
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Sep 28:
Resiclarte Project: Free Public Art Around Boyle Heights, If You Can Find It
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Sep 13:
Competing Visions for 6th Street Viaduct “Iconic,” but Residents’ Concerns More Practical
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Sep 12:
Eastside Events Roundup: Action Against Metro Tomorrow, 6th Street Viaduct Proposals Unveiling, Run For Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council
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Sep 11:
Getting Doored Leaves Marks on Body, Mind
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Sep 07:
VIDEO: More Than 200 Women Ride For LA’s First Clitoral Mass
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Sep 05:
El Mercado del Pueblo Opens in Boyle Heights
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Sep 01:
Clitoral Mass Rises
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Aug 31:
Labor Day in Boyle Heights: Clitoral Mass, Dodgertown Bike Ride, El Mercado del Pueblo Grand Opening
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Aug 30:
Meet Me @ The Metro 3 Comes to the Gold Line, Eastside
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Aug 27:
Boyle Heights Community Plan Process Gets New Life
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Aug 21:
Bike Rack City Ride: Learning How to Install Bike Racks in Boyle Heights
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Aug 08:
Helicopter Noise? The Bedtime Song for Many Boyle Heights Residents
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Aug 01:
Boyle Heights’ Tour de la Heights
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Jul 27:
Weekend in Boyle Heights: Public Furniture Installation, Tour de la Heights
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Jul 26:
Eastside Tour at Eastside Luv: A Big Thank You to All
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Jul 26:
Storify: Eastside Tour at Eastside Luv
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Jul 25:
Today: Eastside Tour at Eastside Luv; Bike Ride, Bike Valet, Music, and Eastside Streetsblog T-shirts
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Jul 25:
Balancing Past and Present on the 6th Street Bridge
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Jul 20:
Raffling a Flying Pigeon Bike at Eastside Tour Event Wednesday
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Jul 18:
Bike Ride to and Bike Valet at Eastside Streetsblog Event
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Jul 17:
Tanabata Festival: Japanese Culture Comes to Boyle Heights
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Jul 13:
CicLAvia’s Boyle Heights extension: Hollenbeck Hub Cut, Soto Street Station New End Point, Flyer Issues
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Jul 06:
Los Angeles Streetsblog Eastside Tour: First Stop, El-Haru Kuroi at Eastside Luv Wine Bar
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Jul 06:
Creation of Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Transportation Committee Postponed…Again Again
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Jun 28:
Boyle Heights News Roundup: Car Thefts, Graduations, UCLA Studies
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Jun 20:
Summer Solstice Means Summer Activities in Boyle Heights
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Jun 15:
Boyle Heights Community Crafts Living Streets Plan for Neglected Roads
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Jun 13:
As Protestors March Against CVS, Demanding Fresh Food for Boyle Heights, a Walgreens Opens Two Blocks Away
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Jun 05:
Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Wants More Barriers to High Density Developments
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May 31:
Boyle Heights News Round Up: Wallgreens opening up on June 4th, Mural Gets Buffed on 1st Street, Memorial Day Celebrations at Cinco Puntos, New Bike Lane on Lorena Street
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May 24:
After 30 Years, a Boyle Heights Intersection Gets a Traffic Light
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May 18:
Bike to Work Day: An East Los Angeles Bike Pit Stop
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May 15:
Eastside News Roundup: Liquor Store Inspections, a Teen Pregnancy “Hot Spot,” Publicly Opposed Wyvrenwood Development Gets Award
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May 07:
Active Transportation Discount at Boyle Heights Pan-American Restaurant
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May 04:
Psyco de Mayo, Super Luna Ride
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May 02:
CicLAvia Heading Deeper Through the Eastside, but When?
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Apr 17:
The Spontaneous Activities on 4th Street During CicLAvia
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Apr 13:
Boyle Heights Guide to CicLAvia
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Apr 12:
Fixing Bicycles in a Garden: Ovarian Psycos’ ResuWRENCHion
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Apr 06:
Precaución a tu familia: Spanish PSA Inspired by Day Laborers, Goes Up in Bus Shelters Across the City
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Apr 04:
Don’t Believe the Flyers, April CicLAvia Doesn’t Extend to Mariachi Plaza
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Mar 30:
Lean On Me: Little Use Found For Lean Bars at Boyle Heights Bus Stops
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Mar 27:
Libros Schmibros Lending Library and Bookshop Moves to Mariachi Plaza
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Mar 21:
Your Coverage of the L.A. Marathon Crash Ride(s)
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Mar 20:
Too Many Liquor Stores: Boyle Heights’ High Frequency of Liquor Vendors Causes Concern From Community Groups
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Mar 19:
The Women of the Ovarian-Psycos Bicycle Brigade
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Mar 15:
The Ovarian-Psycos Bicycle Brigade Make a Space for Women on the Eastside
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Mar 09:
Q&A with Producer from ‘Up in the Air’ Report on Boyle Heights Air Quality (Part 2)
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Mar 08:
Q&A with Producer from ‘Up in the Air’ Report on Boyle Heights Air Quality (Part 1)
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Mar 06:
AIA Mayoral Candidate Conversations: Kevin James
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Feb 29:
Transit Rockers It’s Casual to Release Full-Length Album
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Feb 24:
Joggers, Doggie Bags and Carnitas: A Stroll Through the Evergreen Jogging Path
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Feb 23:
Una Placita: Mercado’s Virgin de Guadelupe Shrine Creates a Social Space From a Parking Space
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Feb 17:
Riding for DREAMS: OC to LA DREAM Act Ride
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Feb 03:
Street Vendors Raising Funds to Bring Back a Slice of Community
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Feb 01:
It’s Casual Frontman Eddie Solis Makes Loud, Fast Car-free Music
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Jan 19:
Re-imagining Glendale Boulevard