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Why Are Families in Boyle Heights and Southeast L.A. Still Being Poisoned by Lead? Battery Recycling Plant Leaves Behind ‘a Chernobyl-Level Event’ (Update)

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Review: ‘Always Running’ Play in Boyle Heights Finally Brings L.A.’s Vivid, Gritty Cholo Life to the Stage, Accurately

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What Happens If You Get Towed Because of Filming Restrictions in Your Neighborhood? Boyle Heights Artist Confronts Production Company About It on Labor Day

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

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Mi Vida Loca: How Luis Rodriguez Is Adapting His Barrio Classic ‘Always Running’ for Theater in Boyle Heights

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