🗒️ Notebook
Mexico unrest felt close to home
Last week’s violence in Mexico following the reported killing of a Jalisco cartel leader left many families in Boyle Heights, City Terrace and East L.A. anxiously following the news and checking on relatives. Boyle Heights Beat
Call for Self Help Graphics memorabilia
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Boyle Heights—Self Help Graphics & Art is the focus of a new documentary film titled Chicano Gráfica. Filmmakers are inviting community members to share memorabilia from past decades for the project. Community members can share memorabilia in-person on Saturday, March 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Avenue 50 Studio, 3714 N. Figueroa St. in Cypress Park, or by contacting the filmmakers at productions@chicanografica.com or (323) 250-3963. Boyle Heights Beat
For East L.A., what does it mean to be unincorporated?
East Los Angeles—What does it actually mean for a section of L.A. County to be “unincorporated”? For East L.A., the most populated unincorporated community in the state, it means questions such as: Who fixes the potholes? Who do they call about illegal dumping? How are their tax dollars spent? Boyle Heights Beat
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