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Incumbents Lose Seats, New Faces Win Big at Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Elections
More than 300 people voted in this year's Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council elections -- three percent of the Boyle Heights population -- making it the first election since it was almost decertified a year ago.
October 15, 2012
Eastside Events Roundup: Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council Elections, Health Fair, Arts Workshops, Block Party
Updated October 10, 1:46 p.m.
October 10, 2012
CicLAvia in Boyle Heights: Mariachi Plaza is a Party, Soto Street is a Snooze, Cars Get Towed on Boyle Avenue
Passersby on the CicLAvia Eastside route on Sunday could have gone away seeing either a vibrant party, a vacant corridor, or both. But what passersby wouldn’t have seen were the automobiles towed during the road closures for the car-free event.
October 9, 2012
Bike Journalist, Stopped by Bike Problems
The pop sounded like a hollow gunshot. The sound came from behind me, and my bike immediately began slowing down. This is never a good sign, especially when I'm headed to a story.
October 3, 2012
Resiclarte Project: Free Public Art Around Boyle Heights, If You Can Find It
The photo's caption that went out on Instragram (@naconico) that caught @elrandomhero's (aka Streetsblog contributor Erick Huerta) attention said: "Here it is the piece that is going up right now, stay tuned for clue number one. Remember who ever gets to it first is the new owner #resiclarte #freeart"
September 28, 2012
Developers and Proponents of New Wyvernwood Face Off at Special Forum Held by Council Member Huizar
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, but last night seemed more neutral while listening to the 200 residents in attendance.
September 21, 2012
Competing Visions for 6th Street Viaduct “Iconic,” but Residents’ Concerns More Practical
"This is an era, a new chapter, a new opportunity to do something different," said Mayor Antonio Villaragosa of plans to rebuild the 6th Street Viaduct. Replacing the crumbling bridge is one of the major infrastructure projects on the city's plans for the next couple of years, and there's no shortage of big visions.
September 13, 2012
Eastside Events Roundup: Action Against Metro Tomorrow, 6th Street Viaduct Proposals Unveiling, Run For Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council
Here's a roundup of some actions, meetings and dates that are going on for the next two weeks that involve the neighborhood council, Metro, and the unveiling of the 6th Street viaduct design proposals.
September 12, 2012
Getting Doored Leaves Marks on Body, Mind
(When I found out that Kris was "doored" a little over a week ago, I asked him to write about it on Streetsblog. I didn't push him to editorialize about it, something the reporter in him is loathe to do with his personal experiences. I think that it's important for readers to understand where our team is coming from when we talk about issues such as bike safety or harassment on the train. - DN)
September 11, 2012