The day I learned I was Mexican and poor
By Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D. He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also… Read more
By Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D. He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also… Read more
By Zola Cervantes In the 2002 film, “Real Women Have Curves,” a family shuns a young Latina after she decides to leave her East Los Angeles neighborhood and attend college… Read more
Editor’s note: There has been a lot written about the best Boyle Heights eateries lately, mostly by food “experts” who do not live in the neighborhood. We asked our resident… Read more
Boyle Heights Beat invites you to our first Community Meeting of 2017. We want to hear from you! Come and discuss your hopes for Boyle Heights for 2017, share story… Read more
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office filed a lawsuit this week seeking an injunction against a Boyle Heights recycling center that was the site of a smoldering, six-week fire this… Read more
By Diego Flores In Eastside communities, residents know that a pot shop has popped up again when they see the familiar tinted windows, green cross and green lettering appear on… Read more
Over 70 affordable housing units could soon be coming to a Metro-owned plot of land that surrounds the popular King Taco eatery, near the corner of César Chávez Avenue and… Read more
Los Angeles is moving forward a plan that would decriminalize street vending. Currently road-side food stands aren’t allowed to operate in the city despite their prolific presence across Los Angeles…. Read more
By Henrik Rehbinder Latinos tend to believe that memory loss and confusion is a normal part of growing old. They accept that grandpa’s forgetfulness or grandmother’s difficulty in making decisions… Read more
A man accused of breaking into a Boyle Heights woman’s home last year and raping her was found guilty. KTLA reports that 23-year old Manuel Larios Munoz was convicted of… Read more
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