Council office cancels 4th of July events<\/p>\n
Council District 14\u2014Fourth of July celebrations planned this weekend for Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, and Lincoln Heights<\/a> have been canceled by Councilmember Ysabel Jurado<\/a> in the wake of the Boyle Heights warehouse fire. Jurado, in a statement issued Wednesday, said the events sponsored by her office were called off out of an abundance of caution and “out of respect for communities still dealing with the aftermath of this emergency.” The events will be rescheduled, she said. Jurado canceled last year’s Independence Day celebrations<\/a> in her district after immigration sweeps and raids.\u00a0 Meanwhile, in neighboring East Los Angeles, the office of County Supervisor Hilda Solis said a Fourth of July celebration with a drone show<\/a> is still scheduled to proceed at the East L.A. Civic Center on Sunday, June 28.<\/p>\n Health workers aid residents facing smoke, stress and fear<\/p>\n
Boyle Heights\/East L.A.\u2014Hundreds of residents affected by the Boyle Heights warehouse fire lined up at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in East Los Angeles this week for free medical care, masks, air filters and food. Via Care Community Health Center, working with L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis\u2019 office, treated residents reporting breathing problems, headaches, irritation and high blood pressure. Providers said the mostly Latino, working-class community faces both toxic smoke exposure and fears tied to immigration enforcement. L.A. Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n Author speaks at her old Highland Park middle school<\/p>\n Highland Park\u2014Reyna Grande, author of the new memoir, \u201cMigrant Heart,\u201d talks about what it was like to go back and speak at her old middle school in Highland Park. It was her first time back at Luther Burbank Middle School since graduating in 1990. \u201cWhen I was encouraging [students] to chase their dreams,\u201d she said, \u201cit felt like I was traveling back in time just to tell teenage Reyna, \u2018You can do it.\u2019\u201d OC Register<\/a><\/p>\n Support Eastside Community News \u2014 Now Tax-Deductible<\/p>\n You can now make a tax-deductible contribution to support The Eastsider\u2019s civic and accountability coverage on the Eastside.<\/p>\n Choose what works for you: <\/p>\n \u2022 Become a monthly supporter and help us reach 500 neighbors funding daily reporting<\/p>\n \u2022 Make a single gift to our new Eastside Community News Fund<\/p>\n Strong local news keeps residents informed and leaders accountable.<\/p>\n Thank you for your consideration.<\/p>\n \u2014Jes\u00fas Sanchez, Publisher<\/p>\n
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