Jessica Perez

Los Angeles

Senior editor @boyleheightsbt. Past: community editor @delosLATimes, @NBCLA, @uscannenberg. Mexico born, Boyle Heights bred.

Articles

Boyle Heights Beat nominated for 2025 SoCal Journalism Awards

3 weeks ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Jessica Perez

We’re proud to share that Boyle Heights Beat is nominated for four Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club, recognizing our work published during the 2024 calendar year. The nominations, announced this week in categories ranging from public service to feature writing, underscore our team’s deep commitment to community-centered journalism.
May Day rallies in Los Angeles to honor International Workers' Day

1 month ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Jessica Perez

Rallies will be held in downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights on May 1 to honor workers and immigrant rights.
Dodgers visit the White House

2 months ago | boyleheightsbeat.com | Jessica Perez

The Los Angeles Dodgers are visiting the White House on Monday to celebrate their 2024 World Series triumph. The baseball tradition stirred controversy among fans who disagree with the Trump administration. In a social media post last month, the Dodgers confirmed their attendance, stating that “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition,” President Trump invited them to the White House and the team accepted.
Vinculan a proceso a feminicida

Mar 5, 2025 | ntrguadalajara.com | Jessica Perez

Por la muerte de una mujer en Chulavista, Tlajomulco, Pablo Iván "M" fue vinculado a proceso con un año de prisión preventiva como medida cautelar. La agresión sucedió el 27 de julio del 2021 dentro de la casa cuando la mujer en compañía de un conocido acudió al domicilio donde iba a recoger un arma de fuego y no salió con vida. La víctima ingresó a la finca y ahí fue sometida por tres personas; uno sacó una navaja y la lesionó en varias ocasiones en su cuerpo.
Rescatan a persona privada de la libertad

Feb 21, 2025 | ntrguadalajara.com | Jessica Perez

Policías de Tonalá rescataron a una persona de 38 años privada de la libertad que habían subido a una camioneta en la colonia Arroyo de Enmedio. Gracias a un reporte ciudadano, los elementos se dieron cuenta del hecho y lograron localizar a la camioneta para detenerla. En el cruce de las calles Prolongación Trinidad Lara y Marcelino Pajarito encontraron el vehículo pickup y al interior a un hombre lesionado atado de pies y manos. Su estado de salud fue reportado estable.
New wildfire resource center opens in Boyle Heights

Feb 19, 2025 | boyleheightsbeat.com | Jessica Perez

Boyle Heights is one of four locations now offering resource centers to support individuals who lost income in the January wildfires. The Impacted Worker and Family Recovery Centers provide job placement, financial assistance, small business grants and other services to those affected by the fires, Mayor Karen Bass announced on Tuesday. “The workers, small business owners and families who lost their livelihoods in the recent fires live all across our city and region,”Bass said in a statement.
Presentan visor geoespacial de plantaciones de agave

Feb 13, 2025 | ntrguadalajara.com | Jessica Perez

El inventario de plantaciones de agave estará disponible a partir del primero de marzo a través del Visor Geoespacial, una herramienta digital creada por el Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT). A través del visor se proporcionará información estratégica a los involucrados en la agroindustria tequilera para su toma de decisiones, resaltó el director del CRT, Ramón González Figueroa.
LAUSD condemns fake ICE agents approaching students

Feb 6, 2025 | 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.
Vinculan a hombre por homicidio calificado

Feb 5, 2025 | ntrguadalajara.com | Jessica Perez

Por quitarle la vida a un hombre, Isaac Daniel "M" fue vinculado a proceso por el delito de homicidio calificado ocurrido en la colonia Emiliano Zapata de Zapopan. El 12 de enero, el detenido agredió con arma de fuego a su víctima cuando iba en motocicleta con familiares sobre la calle Plutarco Elías Calles. La víctima fue trasladada a recibir atención médica, pero murió en el puesto de socorro.
Eastside students walk out to protest Trump’s immigration policies

Feb 4, 2025 | boyleheightsbeat.com | Alejandra Molina |Jessica Perez

Students from across the Eastside walked out of school Tuesday morning in protest of federal immigration policies they say are hurting their communities. The walkout was the latest in a series of Los Angeles protests against aggressive immigration policies by the Trump administration.

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