Two people stand beside a white van near playground equipment and basketball hoops on a paved schoolyard.

A van from the Air Quality Management District parked on the Eastman Elementary playground, which is about six blocks east of the Lineage warehouse.

Eastsider Staff Photo by Monica Rodriguez

Church’s latest struggle is Lineage fire aftermath 

Boyle Heights—The stench of rotting food after the Lineage warehouse fire has been engulfing the Resurrection Church on Opal Street. But this is not the first problem the 103-year-old Catholic institution has faced—it has also endured a proposed prison off Olympic Boulevard, gang violence, lead contamination and ICE raids. L.A. Times


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Why the empty beds at Cal State L.A.?

El Sereno—College students are struggling to find housing, yet about 700 beds at Cal State Los Angeles have been empty for years, due to deferred maintenance and a lack of funding. LAist


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Burglaries at Urban Pet locations

East Hollywood—Pet supply chain The Urban Pet has been hit by burglars twice in one week, most recently at a location on the 4400 block of Santa Monica Boulevard. Police found the Lime scooter one suspect was using. KTLA

River swimming?

Will it ever be safe to swim in the Los Angeles River? That depends: Among other things, where is the water coming from? L.A. Times

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