Alex Medina

2 months ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Jessica Perez |Alex Medina

For the third day in a row, students from various schools on the Eastside walked out in protest of Trump’s immigration policies, braving light showers throughout the morning. The protests come as the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) issued a statement acknowledging reports of individuals posing as law enforcement or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents approaching members of the school community. In a statement posted on social media, LAUSD Supt.

2 months ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Alex Medina |Andrew Lopez

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a woman at an apartment complex in Boyle Heights. Officers received a report of a person down on the 100 block of Cummings Street near 1st Street at around 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Upon arrival, officers found the victim, described only as a female Hispanic in her 70s. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A cause of death is not yet known, police said.

Jul 11, 2024 | boyleheightsbeat.com | Alex Medina

As a student at Griffith STEAM Magnet Middle School, Emma Oceguera saw how her classmates had increased stress, anxiety and depression at the start of the pandemic. That’s when she […]