Andrew Lopez

3 days ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Parking at a bus stop while running to the ATM? It could cost you some serious cash. Starting today, drivers who park in bus lanes or bus stops along several Metro lines, including some that run through Boyle Heights, can expect citations. This marks the second phase of the Bus Lane Enforcement program, a collaboration between  Metro and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).

1 week ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Mail-in ballots for the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council election are due tomorrow. The biennial election season is more restrictive this year with ballots only being accepted through the mail or at specified drop boxes in the Eastside. There will be no physical polling places this election season due to a lack of funds. While the deadline to request a ballot passed on April 28, voters have until Tuesday to postmark ballots or drop them off in a ballot box.

1 week ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Jonathan Coreas travels from the San Fernando Valley to Boyle Heights a few times a month to lead self-defense lessons for girls and teenagers. The 31-year-old, who has experience in jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and boxing, says he enjoys teaching youth self-defense as much as the students enjoy learning it. “It helps build anybody’s confidence, whether it’s a young boy or a young girl or an adult,” he said.

2 weeks ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

It was shortly before noon Friday when a group of people in T-shirts emblazoned with “INVEST IN YOUTH” formed a circle at Mariachi Plaza. In between bites of tamales and laughter, they chatted about the looming L.A. city budget. “If this budget passes, I see there being a bit of a risk in loss of [youth] services and loss of the youth focus,” said Araceli Rodriguez, a program manager at Legacy L.A., a Boyle Heights-based youth development nonprofit.

2 weeks ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Andrew Lopez

Los Angeles police are investigating a shooting in Boyle Heights on Monday that left three people injured and prompted a large police response. Authorities responded around  3:50 p.m. to reports of a multi-victim shooting on the 400 block of Soto Street near Folsom Street, according to LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey. Three victims, believed to be young adults, were found suffering from gunshot wounds, Humphrey said.