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City Council Approved Several Boyle Heights Projects that Will Shape Growth of Community
Self Help Graphics to finally own its site, affordable housing approved for three sites, and funds allocated for improvements along key streets
December 8, 2017
County Board of Supervisors Approves Condemnation of Vermont/Manchester Lots, Moves Forward on Eminent Domain
The fact that the community has spent nearly 26 years waiting for this project to materialize is just one of many reasons that the County's vote to condemn the lots came as no surprise today.
December 5, 2017
County Looks to Eminent Domain to Rewrite Future of Vacant Lots at Vermont/Manchester
The proposed project includes a six-story structure housing 180 affordable units, a public charter boarding school, a career technical education center, neighborhood-serving retail, community spaces, and a transit plaza.
November 30, 2017
People’s Plan Helps Shape South and Southeast L.A. Community Plans
A ten-year community-led planning effort paralleled the city's own process and shaped the final form of the South and Southeast community plans.
November 22, 2017
When Your Renderings Suggest the Black Population Has Been Abducted by Aliens, It May Be the Least of Your Problems
The transformation of Crenshaw at Exposition - the gateway to a historic black neighborhood - apparently also includes the abduction of the entire black population by aliens... save one undoubtedly confused person who appears to be in cargo shorts.
November 14, 2017
Interactive Zoning Map of Boyle Heights Community Plan Includes Look at “Innovative District”
The ability to isolate specific zoning changes along the river and see the shift toward lighter industry is a reminder that the city has yet to launch a meaningful dialogue with Boyle Heights about what it means to create an "Innovation District" on its western edge.
November 1, 2017
Proposed Rule Meant to Curb Stink from Animal Rendering Plants
"We have to ask ourselves, 'If this was any in other community being impacted like this...would they have been allowed to continue [to emit] these odors [that are] going out and affecting the community?'"
October 24, 2017
Twitter Chat on #Untokening of Mobility Advocacy Explores Costs of Tokenization
"But whatever you do," the head of the history department told me, "do not use words like 'multicultural.' Parents will call to ask what on earth we're teaching their kids."
October 3, 2017
The Bike/Ped Count and How People Relate to their Streets
I love doing the bike/ped counts. I move through the communities I cover constantly, but rarely get the chance to stand in one place for two hours and observe how a particular corner functions.
September 29, 2017
Rest in Peace, Brian Velez
Earlier this week, our community lost a rising star and a great person when Brian Velez passed away peacefully in his sleep.
September 29, 2017
