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Developers Introduced at Metro Open House to Reshape Empty Lots
Developers and Metro representatives came to the Boyle Heights Technology and Youth Center on Tuesday for an open house to update the community on Metro-owned lots in Boyle Heights. This is the first time developers McCormack Baron Salazar, for lots at Cesar Chavez Avenue/Fickett Street and the Southwest Corner of First Street/Boyle Avenue, and A Community of Friends on First Street/Lorena Street, were available to answer questions and receive comments from community members.
February 28, 2013
Residents Protest Demolition of Wyvernwood Apartments, Seek Preservation
Advocates for the preservation of Wyvernwood Apartments used the simplest of ideas Sunday to oppose the proposed $2 billion redevelopment project: throw a backyard/frontyard party at the complex. Families brought homemade food, silverware was used instead of disposable, and music and dance brought the more than 100 people center stage.
February 22, 2013
Battle For Wyvernwood (On Bike/With Food), Catching Up With The Eastside
In between working on videos on the recently opened parklets in Los Angeles, the upcoming Streetsblog mayoral candidates interviews, and catching three colds over the past month and a half I haven't been giving Boyle Heights and the Eastside as much attention as I should.
February 15, 2013
Four Years Later, City Reboots Community Planning in Boyle Heights
After a four year hiatus, the City of Los Angeles held its first public meeting on the stalled Boyle Heights Community Plan last week.
February 8, 2013
Business Corridor Study Finds Law Enforcement Out of Touch With Boyle Heights Businesses
Inactive city services in Boyle Heights was a general theme in a recent Boyle Heights business assessment study. Business owners described roads and sidewalks having been in disarray, and trash is regularly dumped on the street.
January 31, 2013
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
Change.Org Petition Asks for Bike Lanes on North Figueroa
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition's East L.A. Bike Ambassador Program is proving to be one of its most active local programs. While the group is meeting again tonight to discuss strategy for working with the city to improve bicycle access and safety in East and Northeast Los Angeles.
January 7, 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