Erick Huerta
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Connecting Communities Through Art and Bikes: The Pacoima Mural Ride
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Weaving together history and art with bicycles, the Pacoima Mural Ride guided participants on a people’s tour of some of the treasures found in the San Fernando Valley (SFV), this past Saturday. The ride introduced cyclists from every corner of Los Angeles to the community spaces, cafes, and murals that tell the history of the […]
CicLAvia Begins Outreach Process in Boyle Heights for Oct. 5th Event
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“¿Conoce CicLAvia?” (Are you familiar with CicLAvia?) and “¿Sabe qué es una ciclovía?” (Do you know what a ciclovía is?) were two of the questions SBLA writers Erick Huerta and Sahra Sulaiman found themselves asking Boyle Heights residents and business owners while canvassing the area with representatives of CicLAvia recently. The goal of the first […]
Planning for Third Clitoral Mass in Full Swing
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The Ovarian Psyco-Cycles have spent the last few months planning this year’s annual Clitoral Mass ride with one thing on their mind: creating a safe space for “solidarity between womyn, queer, femme, trans, gender non-conforming, and two-spirited individuals from different walks of life to promote solidarity in bicycling, encourage safety, health in our communities, and […]
Showdown Becomes Slowdown: North Figueroa Street Project Drags On
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In the latest installment in the fight for bike lanes on North Figueroa, North East Los Angeles communities found themselves at yet another community meeting organized by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo at Franklin High School in Highland Park. These community meetings have been literally dragging on and it looks like they will continue […]
A Walking Tour of Boyle Heights with El Random Hero
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What started out as a casual conversation over drinks and food turned into me leading a tour of Boyle Heights for my friend’s Spanish class. The tour gave his students, many of whom were visiting BH for the first time, the opportunity to explore the rich diversity the community has to offer. I’ve had the privilege of […]
Fight for Figueroa Bike Lanes Heats Up at Community Meeting
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If there’s one thing that was made clear from yesterday’s community meeting for the proposed bike lanes on North Figueroa, it’s that Councilman Gil Cedillo is going to continue dragging his feet on whether or not the Highland Park community is going to get bike lanes. Last night’s meeting at Nightingale Middle School, which was […]
While Advocates Meet to Plan for North Figueroa 2050, Local Politics Are Muddy on #Fig4All 2014
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It’s hard to say what North Figueroa Street will actually look like in 2050, but participants in James Rojas’ latest interactive model workshop shared their ideas on what the future might hold. Unlike so many events that focus on future-planning, many of the participants in this event were children. One of the two tables final […]
Students Re-Envision Their Neighborhood Through Interactive Workshop
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“Mister, who’s coming to class today?” asked a curious student from Gene Dean’s 9th grade English class at Roosevelt High School. As the rest of the class began to take their seats, they took notice of the two tables filled with a random assortment of trinkets and knick-knacks, prompting another student to ask, “Are those […]
Pondering Boyle Heights During This Weekend’s Tour de Co-Ops
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Bringing together seven different bicycle collectives, the Tour de Co-Ops was a half-day ride that celebrated the “do it yourself” (DIY) spirit of the Los Angeles cycling community. Split up into two separate routes, the ride acted as a fundraiser for the participating volunteer-operated co-operatives. In 2005, Los Angeles didn’t have any store-front bicycle co-ops. The […]
Marathon, Crashed. A First Hand Account of Sunday Morning’s Hustle
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“Most people on bikes are resilient cool people. Most have dealt with harassment before. I will not let others prevent me from enjoying a fun and healthy activity in public space. I will ride my bike even if I have to adjust my route.” That was my friend Laura Torres’ response to the news that […]
Developers and Proponents of New Wyvernwood Face Off at Special Forum Held by Council Member Huizar
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City Council Member Jose Huizar, who represents Boyle Heights, East L.A. and parts of the Downtown, held a community meeting with the current residents of Wyvernwood Apartments to hear their concerns regarding the proposed redevelopment project to replace the current apartment with a higher-cost mixed-use housing development. In 2011, Huizar expressed concern with the project, […]
Stops and Searches Lead to an Unsafe Feeling on Eastside Streets
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(This is the second part in a series on how police actions can make people feel unsafe in their own communities. After all, if one can’t be outside in their own space without fear of harassment, be it from the police or gangs, then how can a street be Livable? Read part one, here. – […]