Boyle Heights Beat
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News “por y para la comunidad,” or “by and for the community.”
The warning by county officials came on the same day President Trump signed an executive order seeking to overhaul the way the U.S. manages homelessness. boyleheightsbeat.com/la-county-trum…
Cal State has a budget shortfall that now totals $2.3 billion. It has laid off workers, cut classes and says it can’t give pay raises boyleheightsbeat.com/cal-slate-red-…
The labor commissioner’s legacy is rooted in East Los Angeles, where she witnessed the injustices her parents faced and now helps thousands find justice. boyleheightsbeat.com/lilia-garcia-b…
Starting Aug. 1, rent limits for new Section 8 leases will decrease by 10%. boyleheightsbeat.com/los-angeles-ho…
In a survey of more than a dozen local restaurants, several reported losing 50% or more of their customers or revenue over the last several weeks. boyleheightsbeat.com/restaurants-ic…
The Los Angeles Unified School District may not categorically direct charter schools away from sharing particular school campuses, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled. boyleheightsbeat.com/lausd-charter-…
Animal care providers advise pet owners to identify caretakers and write bios of their animals boyleheightsbeat.com/pet-care-depor…
Despite fears, the number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some expected boyleheightsbeat.com/california-imm…
In Boyle Heights and East L.A., volunteers are fostering animals as immigration enforcement fuels sudden departures. boyleheightsbeat.com/ice-raids-self…
There were around 6% fewer Los Angeles Metro bus and train riders in June compared to the same time last year, a drop that coincides with a more visible uptick in federal immigration enforcement, anti-ICE protests and a weeklong curfew in downtown L.A. boyleheightsbeat.com/metro-rides-co…
Undocumented and mixed status families are among those most hurt by digital inequities with ongoing immigration enforcement sweeps pushing them away from internet access boyleheightsbeat.com/family-interne…
Following the Los Angeles Unified School District’s adoption of the landmark policy to get cellphones out of classrooms, where were the $7 million allocated?boyleheightsbeat.com/we-still-dont-…
The Pentagon says 700 U.S. Marines sent to Los Angeles by President Donald Trump during immigration protests more than a month ago will be withdrawn as soon as Tuesday. boyleheightsbeat.com/los-angeles-ma…
The ride, a collaboration between the cultural center and LA Metro Bike Share, is a seven-mile trip to the landmarks and murals of Boyle Heights, tied to L.A.’s rich musical soundscape. boyleheightsbeat.com/eastside-music…
L.A.’s homelessness agency revised the locations of over 400 sheltered people in its 2025 homeless count — moving them out of the city of L.A. — in the days before the public release of the findings this week. boyleheightsbeat.com/homeless-count…
The presence of masked federal agents is an unnerving part of life in Southern California this summer. Here’s a look at who’s carrying out the immigration raids. boyleheightsbeat.com/ice-southern-c…
The Black Eyed Peas’ stars honor their Boyle Heights roots with “East L.A.,” a powerful anthem uplifting their community amid ICE raids. boyleheightsbeat.com/will-i-am-tabo…
The cause of the explosion is under investigation with assistance from the FBI, Sheriff Robert Luna said. He said investigators do not believe there is any threat to the community. boyleheightsbeat.com/explosion-east…
