Boyle Heights Residents Get Gift of Bike Lights
Volunteers and organizers of Operation Firefly, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition bike light distribution program, made their sixth stop last night. This time they visited Boyle Heights, specifically the corner of Soto and First Streets, waving down passing cyclists without lights.
January 18, 2013
Sides Agree Wyvernwood Living Conditions Intolerable, Divided on “Right” Solution
Maria Mendez, a Wyvernwood resident, has asked for improvements at the Wyvernwood Apartments, saying she takes the bus to wash her clothes instead of using the washrooms at the complex.
January 14, 2013
Bike SGV’s First General Meeting of 2013
Bike San Gabriel Valley's goal is to serve the communities within the SGV and we are determined to do that.
January 7, 2013
EIR Public Hearing for Wyvernwood Apartments/Mixed Use Project
A public hearing scheduled for Jan. 9, 2013 at 10:00 am will discuss the recently released Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Wyvernwood Mixed Use Project.
January 7, 2013
Cafe de Olla With The Boyle Heights Beat News Team
Community members like you have helped produce five editions of Boyle Heights Beat!
January 7, 2013
Planning and Land Use Committee – Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council
Boyle Height's monthly neighborhood council meeting.
January 7, 2013
East Bike Ambassador Meeting
East Bike Ambassador's monthly meeting, and the first of 2013.
January 6, 2013
East Bike Ambassador Program Bridges City Decision Makers To Regional Voice
L.A. City had funds to install two bicycle friendly streets, and the recently formed LACBC East Bike Ambassadors (EBA) were mulling over where to put them. Looking at the poster-sized L.A. Bicycle Master Plan map, the eight participants were torn on whether Evergreen Avenue in Boyle Heights, a street near the L.A. River Bike Path, or Griffin Avenue would get the bicycle infrastructure touch-up.
January 4, 2013
La Virgen, Like “Another Mother,” And Reflecting on Boyle Heights
Around the Eastside, the Virgin de Guadalupe means a lot to everyone especially on her feast day, December 12. Live banda is bursting from people's homes, processions leave assortments of vibrant flowers at the foot of her mural. It's the start of the holiday season, where toy drives shut down streets, and posadas become almost daily.
December 20, 2012