egpnews.com - 20 days ago
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Longtime Boyle Heights resident Ross Valencia will have his memory permanently attached to the neighborhood he spent his life serving when community members gather this Veterans Day to dedicate a small park in his honor on Veterans Day. The Ross Valencia Community Park located on the northeast ...
la.curbed.com - 25 days ago
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This morning, Metro held an media event for
the Gold Line Extension, an event which saw lot...
of reporters and cameramen squeeze into a subway car with the Mayor, Supervisor Gloria Molina, City Councilman Jose Huizar, just-departed Metro Exec Rick ...
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Boyle Heights Will Be No Wilshire Blvd (But It Will ...
la.curbed.com - 15 days ago
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The wave of press regarding this Sunday's opening
of the Gold Line extension is beginning to crest....
The Los Angeles Business Journal looks at the planned developments around the line, and according to the paper, Metro had hoped to have six Gold ...
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Gold Line Developments Still a Glimmer in Metro's Eye
abclocal.go.com - 15 days ago
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When it comes to
sharing the road, it can be easier said than...
done. Bicyclists and pedestrians often find themselves on the short end of the stick as cars race by, but a new movement could change the face of local roads one day ...
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Project would shut streets for bicyclists
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City Renaming Wee Park in Boyle Heights
Curbed LA —
... : Eastern Group Publications reports that the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative Vest Pocket Park at 1st and Chicago (right near the new police station) will be renamed the Ross Valencia Community Park at a dedication ceremony on Veteran's Day (November 11), in honor of a late World War II veteran and lifelong Boyle Heights resident. What struck us as odd was that the park is described as 0.08 acres. City documents announcing the name change call the green space a "0.08 acre unstaffed park site which has landscaping and walking paths" (don't expect to burn a ...
News & Notes from Boyle Heighs, East LA, Echo Park & Highland Park
The Eastsider LA —
The people who brought you the Eastside Gold Line. EGP News Where to take your parents to dinner in Echo Park. Squid Ink Pocket park to be dedicated in the memory of a World War II man known as Mr. Boyle Heights EGP News Waiting for the street car to arrive in Highland Park circa 1907. 90042 Childhood friends and neighbors to play against each other at tonight's East LA Classic. LA Times ...
News & Notes from Boyle Heights, East LA, Echo Park & Highland Park
The Eastsider LA —
The people who brought you the Eastside Gold Line. EGP News Where to take your parents to dinner in Echo Park. Squid Ink Pocket park to be dedicated in the memory of a World War II man known as Mr. Boyle Heights EGP News Waiting for the street car to arrive in Highland Park circa 1907. 90042 Childhood friends and neighbors to play against each other at tonight's East LA Classic. LA Times ...
Transportation Headlines for Friday November 6, 2009
Metro Library and Archive Transportation Headlines —
TheSource.metro.net 72% Of Transportation Measures Approved On November 3: Voters Choose Pro-Rail Candidates; Vote Down Anti-Tax Measures Center For Transportation Excellence 2009 Transit Ballot Measures Election Results Bike-Share: Not Just For French Commies LA StreetsBlog Buffett’s Bet On Rail: What Does It Mean For Transport And Energy? WorldChanging City Dedicates Park In Honor Of The Late “Mr. Boyle Heights” EGP News CNU Transportation Project Raises Bar On Planning For Livable ...
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lacityorgcd14.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — My family and staff would like to invite you and yours to join our 4th of July Celebrations! Two great events have been planned. One in Boyle Heights and one in El Sereno. We will celebrate the birth of our nation and the spirit of our community. ...
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