In another, several Boyle Heights community organizations deployed confrontational tactics to close art events, galleries, and coffee shops to counter gentrification and displacement. This article compares these two cases to find the key role that urban aesthetics and design play in rewriting the ...
There’s a history of non-profit charitable organizations in Boyle Heights, starting in the 1880s, serving community members and immigrants. Some are still in existence taking care of the homeless, the aging, and those suffering from conditions like alcoholism. The buildings that were once theHo...
But the local group, a coalition of community-based organizations that fights against gentrification in Boyle Heights, accuses the show of appropriating the neighborhood’s character while ignoring many of the serious issues the community face. ‘The show… tastelessly exploits the anti-gentrification ...
The man beaten in the video, identified asBoyle Heights resident Richard Castillo,is suing the city and the LAPD. Organized by Centro CSO: Community Service Organization, the protest was scheduled in part to deliver a petition signed online by over 1,000 people, demanding the LAPD fire Hernánd...
In The Community Kevin is a founding member of the MANNA Institute and serves on the advisory board of MANNA, a nonprofit organization that provides nourishing, healthy food to those battling life-threatening illnesses. He is a current board member and former president of the board of directors ...
In another, several Boyle Heights community organizations deployed confrontational tactics to close art events, galleries, and coffee shops to counter gentrification and displacement. This article compares these two cases to find the key role that urban aesthetics and design play in rewriting the ...
Many of the neighborhood's Jews joined unions and became leaders of labor organizations which also contributed to the perception of Boyle Heights as a Jewish enclave. Yet, the neighborhood retained its multi-cultural nature. Although Jews formed the largest minority group, they lived among, worked...
Supporters of this measure say that the government gives funding and tax breaks to huge nonprofit healthcare providers and taxpayers deserve to know that the money is being used to assist patients that are in need. An investigation by UT Community News and Knock LAdocumented safety and other haz...
Subscribe to Boyle Heights Beat newsletter Being Part Of The Community As the Queer Mercado has grown in popularity with the community — or via social media — and its profile among LGBTQ+ patrons has created a space for them. Some feel more seen. ...
“We are locals serving the local community,” he said in an interview. “We want to continue to preserve this history and preserve the culture.” Christerna believes he was destined to open his restaurant in Boyle Heights. “I believe that dreams always make their way back to where t...