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The Other Lesson of Our #LA2050 Listens Events. We Need to Get Younger People More Involved.
Wider sidewalks, bike paths, fewer car lanes, park space.
May 13, 2014
Judge to Hit-and-Run Perpetrator: Don’t Do it Again or it Will Be Considered Murder
"If you drink and drive and kill someone again, [this time] it will carry a charge of murder with a minimum sentence of 15 years," the judge told 21-year-old Wendy Villegas at her sentencing hearing. "Do you understand?"*
April 22, 2014
Students Re-Envision Their Neighborhood Through Interactive Workshop
“Mister, who’s coming to class today?” asked a curious student from Gene Dean’s 9th grade English class at Roosevelt High School.
April 14, 2014
Plea Deal for Drunk Driver that Killed Andy Garcia Does Little to Ease Pain of Victims, Friends, and Families
Even the judge looked confused when the plea deal offered to Wendy Villegas was read out in court, says a somber Mario Lopez.
April 4, 2014
Pondering Boyle Heights During This Weekend’s Tour de Co-Ops
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.
April 1, 2014
“I’m a Teacher, I’m Pregnant…I’m Worried”: Residents Fume Over Lead Contamination of Soil in their Neighborhoods
"If you don't shut it down, we're going to shut you down!" shouted a woman dressed in hazmat gear (above, with skull on her back).
March 20, 2014
If Cleanliness is Next to Godliness, Surely it Should Also be a Component of “Complete”-ness, No?
As folks were preparing to cut the cake in honor of the Complete Streets Day motion put forth by Councilmember Jose Huizar at City Hall last week, I was getting geared up to volunteer at a high school located in his district, around which many of the streets are decidedly incomplete.
March 10, 2014
Boyle Heights Forum Tonight: Neighborhood Land Trust Seeks to Help Communities Take Charge of Blight
Vacant lots constitute a huge thorn in the side of communities around Los Angeles.
February 26, 2014