Culture
Los Angeles neighborhood bears the brunt of air pollution
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As summer temperatures rise, so do fears of asthma and other illnesses caused by all the air pollution converging on the east Los Angeles community of Boyle Heights.
Culture
Young people define a healthy future for Boyle Heights
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New community collaborations in Los Angeles are giving young people a leading role in improving their communities.
Democracy
In smoggy Los Angeles, one neighborhood pushes back
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News about Boyle Heights in Los Angeles tends to be about crime or gentrification. There’s little coverage of air pollution, lack of safe and green spaces, lack of access to affordable and healthy food options — or the residents and organizations that are determined to change this.
Culture
The Toxic Tour: Networked public-health journalism
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Newsdesk.org’s award-winning, crowd-funded “Toxic Tour” is expanding to Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco, where we’ll put the neglected issues and neighborhoods “on the map,” and create a new model for independent journalism.