January

Update: Staying safe as the economy reopens

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By T. A. Hendrickson

A volunteer delivers food and personal hygiene products to unhoused at the Figueroa encampment. | Photo by Audrey Mandelbaum

City commission recognizes the Chicano heritage of Highland Park

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By Bill Hendrickson

Pedestrian at Ave 50 and Monte Vista reads the new sign telling people to take care while COVID-19 rages in Highland Park. | Photo by T. A. Hendrickson / Boulevard Sentinel

Signage for CD-1 in the time of COVID-19

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by T.A. Hendrickson

Jimmy Gomez, NELA’s Congressmember, is partially visible behind Rep. Jason Crow (center) and Rep. Susan Wild (foreground). Lawmakers who were in the House gallery when the mob reached the chamber had to take cover and await evacuation. | @andyharnik for AP Photo

Jimmy Gomez talks about the path forward after the Capitol siege

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By Matthew Reagan

Fall sunrise in NELA | Photo by Bill Hendrickson / Boulevard Sentinel

NELA Weighs In: The top 10 posts on the Boulevard Sentinel’s Facebook page

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In the last three months of 2020, the top 10 posts on the Boulevard Sentinel’s Facebook page reflected the complicated world we all are navigating. Breaking news — a fire in Highland Park and a fatal car crash in Glassell Park — grabbed readers’ attention, as did several posts on local aspects of the pandemic […]

Dodger Stadium is being transformed from a mass COVID-19 testing site to a mass vaccination site | Photo by The Guardian

How to stay safe in NELA as the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out

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by T.A. Hendrickson

This craftsman in Eagle Rock, listed for sale for $949,000, sold in November for $1.285 million -- after only 33 days on the market. | Photo by The MLS.com

NELA Real Estate: Rising supply meets bottomless demand, boosting prices

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By Jeffery Marino
Residential real estate in Northeast Los Angeles is a seller’s market like no other.

In November, the latest month with full sales data, both the number of homes for sale and the number of homes sold increased in NELA. Inventory rose by 7% year-over-year, boosted by a 34% increase in new monthly listings, while sales increased by 8% year-over-year. It was the third month in a row of rising inventory and sales.

And yet, through it all, home prices just kept climbing.

What’s going on? Click to know.

Photo by Irhan Khan, Los Angeles Times

At overwhelmed local hospitals, the number of COVID patients keeps rising

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By T.A. Hendrickson

Photo by Irhan Khan, Los Angeles Times

Latest COVID data show dire conditions in local hospitals

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by T.A. Hendrickson

The Mechicano Art Center, as it looked in the 1970s, was located on Figueroa Street at Avenue 54. City officials will decide this week whether to designate the building a historic-cultural monument. | Photo by Oscar Castillo/pinterest.dk

Speaking up for Highland Park’s Chicano heritage

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By Bill Hendrickson

Eagle Rock resident Victor Migenes is the owner of La Plata Cigars, est. 1947, by his father. | Photo by Christopher Nyerges

Cigar talk with Victor Migenes

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By Christopher Nyerges

Lani Tunzi on electric guitar. | Photo by Leslie Tunzi

Lani Says: Listen to the Music

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By Lani Tunzi

GPIA’s New Board after swearing in by Gabrielle Taylor- From left to right: Gabrielle Taylor, Neighborhood Prosecutor, City Attorney’s Office, Melinda Martinez, Secretary, Helene Schpak, President, Zazu Faure, Area Representative, Marge Piane, Area Representative, Jennifer Campbell, Area Representative, Donald Nollar, Treasurer, Molly Lynn Taylor, Improvement Chair | Photo by Bill Hendrickson

Glassell Park Improvement Association Get a New Board, Sets Unique Format for CD-14 Candidates Forum

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Glassell Park’s Improvement Association got a new Board of Directors last night. Sets the bar for ingenuity, initiative and transparency in public service in 2020.

Cyndi Otteson

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Cyndi Otteson talks about the most important issues in the race for Los Angeles City Council, 14th District.

Raquel Zamora

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Raquel Zamora talks about the most important issues in the race for Los Angeles City Council, 14th District.

John Jimenez

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John Jimenez talks about the most important issues in the race for Los Angeles City Council, 14th District.

Mónica García

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Mónica García talks about the most important issues in the race for Los Angeles City Council, 14th District.

Kevin de León

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Kevin de León talks about the most important issues in the race for Los Angeles City Council, 14th District.

The contenders, from left: Kevin de León, Monica García, Cyndi Otteson, Raquel Zamora and John Jimenez.

Race Heats Up to Represent NELA in the City Council

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Professional Politicians and Grassroots
Candidates Qualify for the Ballot

Jose Huizar, shown in the L.A City Council | Photo by Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times

Politics: Huizar denies new retaliation claim, City Council takes slow road to reform in face of scandal

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City Council takes the slow road to reform in the face of scandal. Read the latest here.

Oxy Pool to Open….Soon?

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Only technical and bureaucratic hurdles remain before the Oxy Pool can open. When will it open? Read here.

Crime Brief

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The saga of Manny Espana continues.

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Bungles the Metro BRT Issue

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Flawed from the start, Metro’s proposed BRT process divides Eagle Rock. We update this story here.

LA Plaza is the place to begin your exploration of Mexican and Mexican American history of Los Angeles. LA Plaza has something to offer casual and curious visitors; elementary, high school and college students; and teachers and researchers alike. | From La Plaza Facebook page.

Big Grants for NELA Nonprofits

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Children, Teens, Artists and Audiences to Benefit from grants by U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Read how here.

Count the Homeless

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The 2020 Homeless count in NELA will take place in January 2020. Details are here.

Yajaira Castillo (inset), a member of the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, addressing demonstrators at an anti-gentrification gathering in Highland Park on December 7.

On Gentrification: Activism in Highland Park Continues on Multiple Fronts

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Gentrifying newcomers, residential and commercial meet Activism and Resistance in Highland Park. Here’s our update.

On Homelessness: New Training Helps You Help Others

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Want to how you can help the homeless in your neighborhood? SELAH volunteers are doing this now providing weekly suppers, showers, clothing and more. Get started here.

Lani says: For Whom the Bell Tolls

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There are schedules good and bad. Lani is fighting for a good one for Eagle Rock High. Read about why here.

Franklin’s Alfred Bobadilla looking down field for a receiver in the championship game at El Camino College

NELA Sports: Great Year for Local High School Athletes Closes with Honors

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The year 2019 closed out with top honors for local football players, college commitments for three athletes in three sports and athletic achievements by NELA alumni.. Read more here.

Cooking the Native Way

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The Milagro Allegro Community Garden in Highland Park is indeed a happy place. Will it stay happy after Oscar Duarto moves on? Here’s the story. . . . .

Meet “Zed,” a Columbia mammoth skeleton from the tar pits displayed in the George C. Page Musuem. The museum is free on Tuesdays.

Editor’s Notebook: Happy New Year, 2020 – fun things to do, important things to know, ways to get involved and events to put on your calendar

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This Editor’s Notebook contains fun things to do, important things to know, ways to get involved and events to put on your calendar.

Category: January

Sponsored content: Mortgage Minute: Did you miss the Refi boat?

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Update: Staying safe as the economy reopens

Sponsored Content: How to help our unhoused neighbors in the Eagle Rock community

City commission recognizes the Chicano heritage of Highland Park

Signage for CD-1 in the time of COVID-19

Jimmy Gomez talks about the path forward after the Capitol siege

NELA Weighs In: The top 10 posts on the Boulevard Sentinel’s Facebook page

How to stay safe in NELA as the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out

NELA Real Estate: Rising supply meets bottomless demand, boosting prices

At overwhelmed local hospitals, the number of COVID patients keeps rising

Latest COVID data show dire conditions in local hospitals

Speaking up for Highland Park’s Chicano heritage

Cigar talk with Victor Migenes

Lani Says: Listen to the Music

Glassell Park Improvement Association Get a New Board, Sets Unique Format for CD-14 Candidates Forum

Cyndi Otteson

Raquel Zamora

John Jimenez

Mónica García

Kevin de León

Race Heats Up to Represent NELA in the City Council

Politics: Huizar denies new retaliation claim, City Council takes slow road to reform in face of scandal

Oxy Pool to Open….Soon?

Crime Brief

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Bungles the Metro BRT Issue

Big Grants for NELA Nonprofits

Count the Homeless

On Gentrification: Activism in Highland Park Continues on Multiple Fronts

On Homelessness: New Training Helps You Help Others

Lani says: For Whom the Bell Tolls

NELA Sports: Great Year for Local High School Athletes Closes with Honors

Cooking the Native Way

Editor’s Notebook: Happy New Year, 2020 – fun things to do, important things to know, ways to get involved and events to put on your calendar