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ERNC Sustainability Committee expands environmental efforts
The Sustainability Committee of the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) is a body of eight elected volunteer members. According to Denys Hemen, chair of the committee,...
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CD14 council office spends $1.07 million on streetlight repairs, ‘When the streets are dark, people feel less safe’
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado made streetlight repair one of her first priorities after taking office, seeing reliable lighting as a basic public safety issue for Council District...
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Maciel’s Plant-Based Butcher Shop ranked best sandwich in California
Maciel’s Plant-Based Butcher Shop, a vegan restaurant co-owned by husband and wife Joe Egender and Maciel Bañales Luna, was featured in an Only In...
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Q&A with Maebe Pudlo, California State Senate District 26 candidate
Maebe Pudlo, also known as Maebe A. Girl, said they were the first drag queen elected to public office in the country when they...
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Nico Aviña’s wearable protest art
Nico Aviña, artist and resident of Boyle Heights, was featured in the LA Local Jan. 26 for his silk-screened soccer jerseys. Aviña's jerseys combine religious and...
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Three CA-34 contenders share campaign priorities
Six candidates have declared for the June 2 primary election in California’s 34th Congressional District, including incumbent Jimmy Gomez. Gomez, a Democrat endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seeks re-election for...
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‘Standing on stones,’ Cheerio Collective’s curated multi-space
Cheerio Collective is a storefront that hosts live events and sells vintage clothing atop a mosaic stone floor. Some of Cheerio Collective's past events have been flea...
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Local group installs ICE raid sirens in Highland Park
The Highland Park Community Support Group is installing sirens to alert neighbors if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is in the area, according to KM, an...
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Villa’s Tacos serves in Super Bowl Halftime Show
Victor Villa, owner and founder of Villa’s Tacos, was featured b a Villa's Taco stand in the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show with Bad Bunny Feb....
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Sarah Rascón seeks state senate seat
Sarah Rascón is running for State Senate in California’s 26th District, which includes parts of Northeast, East and Central LA. Rascón, whose campaign website emphasizes environmental and social...
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Women’s Twentieth Century Club enters the 21st century
The Women’s Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock aims to create spaces for women to come together and help their local community through public service, according to...
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‘Every moment is a gift’: Senior center Valentine’s dance
Seniors gathered at the Highland Park Adult Senior Citizen Center Feb. 12 for a Valentine’s Day dance featuring music, dancing and social activities, according...
