SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 Queer Mercado, 4801 E 3rd St, East Los Angeles, CA 90022 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, “Pet Parade” at 12:30 pm 31,518 households in East LA have pets – that’s a lot of paws and claws using local streets and sidewalks! Let’s honor them,...
October 28th-November 4, 2022 FREE! Registration recommended. For Dia de los Muertos, a commemoration of lives lost to traffic crashes along City Terrace Drive. Please help create a week-long installation that commemorates lives lost to traffic crashes and highlights traffic safety concerns along City Terrace Drive. Paseo del Cempazuchitl...
Saturday, July 30 2022 2:00pm to 8:00pm // City Terrace Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90063 FREE! no registration required Come join Public Matters at the City Terrace Art Walk as we celebrate City Terrace art, culture, food, and community! The Art Walk is also an opportunity to reimagine City Terrace...
By: Omar Vargas --- "We often miss aspects of Los Angeles from our cars or when passing by neighborhoods that make up the city's diverse history. Through walking, I began to see LA through different perspectives, as a daily commuter and a city native. Through my experience,...
Temple Street is an iconic crossroad in Hi Fi. It also has a darker side. It's a designated member of LA's High Injury Network: the High Injury Network (HIN) spotlights streets with a high concentration of traffic collisions that result in severe injuries and deaths,...
Starting just after Labor Day 2016, we kicked-off Urban Futures Lab's 2016-2017 year with our new Fellows. The Lab is a radical re-imagining of job training for young adults (18-26) from low-income Los Angeles communities of color. It blends employment, project-based training, and mentorship with fellowship components...
We're heading to the alleys!...
On March 19, 2016 Episode 2 of the Halo-Halo Series will be throwing down with PUNCHIER: Craft Cocktails Meet Community. All-star craft barkeeper, and all-around-great-dude, Darwin Manahan will be leading the second event in the Series. The Park’s Finest and Tribal Cafe will be keeping bellies primed for craft...
For the last few months we’ve been in full-on production mode for a couple of projects, including the inimitable Hidden Hi Fi. Our collaboration with Pilipino Workers Center brought to life the Halo-Halo Series, which includes close collaborations with Filipino American craft barkeepers and chefs and...
On March 10, 2016, Greetings from East LA was awarded one of the eleven national 2015 LRNG Innovators Challenge Awards! Greetings from East LA – a partnership between East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban Torres High School (ELARA), the Public Matters team including Fellow Andy Alvarez...