I need some information on moving to East L.A. (Los Angeles: real estate, neighborhoods)

[bubbavegas]

Originally Posted by Vicman

Bubbavegas: When you consider homes, look up their zoned schools with LAUSD's school locator ( http://search.lausd.k12.ca.us/cgi-bi...xec=schfinder0 ) if they are in LAUSD.

Use www.greatschools.net to check for how well a school does.

Hey Vicman, thank you sir, I am going to those websites after I am done with writng this thread, thank you for the information thank you!!!

Bubba

[bubbavegas]

Originally Posted by Christine Joan

Bubbavegas, The city is bigger and can be more mean-spirited here than Las Vegas. If a young person is seen in a bad area of town after dark, they are more likely to get hurt by gang members or thugs, and in unfortunate instances of mistaken identification or for other reasons, sometimes even by the police. That is why everyone is advising you that if you move to East LA, make sure your son is home before dark.

A good place to rent, where they have a good school district is La Canada/La Crescenta. If you look very carefully, you can sometimes find affordable apartments in La Crescenta and the schools are very good there. Your son will be safer there than he will be in East LA.

Hey Christine Joan, thank you for the info.
Have you been here to Vegas? The people here can be extremely mean!! That is why I want to move out of here!
We have our share of gangs here, the gangs here are getting worse and worse!!! Right now I leave as I told you in a early post that I live in what they call the ghetto, it is not as bad as everyone thinks, but just because where we live we are all labeled, at it is not right! Vegas has some nice areas also but I cannot afford to live there!
Thank you so much for all you information..
Bubba

[bubbavegas]

Originally Posted by miracle

I agree with you, but if every good family try to live in the good areas of Los Angeles, finally never East Los will be another South-Central, with latin working people flight to other areas of the county or even the state, as when black flight to the IE, I think East Los is getting better and good people should stay there and make it the good area it was in the past, and many families only can afford housing in East Los Angeles Sections, or SFV worst areas, but they are good working people, working here, sometimes in second and third generation in the country and they living in a good area, with latino majorities, not being alliens in white isolated hills or valleys throughout SoCal. When a latin improve he should stay in East Los or SouthEast Los and improve their communities.

Hey Miracle that is my point exactly, if all the good hardworking people move out, and/or good hardworking people do not move there,there would be no furture for the community of East Los, which has a rich past and should be restored to that! Am I right on that issue?
My plan is to move there and within one to two years open a Peruvian restaurant and give back to the community...

Bubba

[bubbavegas]

Originally Posted by dusesean1986

If your son is very respectful and keeps a low profile when walking on busy street corner he'll be fine. Hey, I'd move to East L.A., not every part, it's a great cultural experience!

Thank you sir, My son is just that. And also have a strong.firm family base makes, my wife and I will make sure he stays that way...
Bubba

[Boyle Heights]

[mod cut] People are talking about what they see in the news and have no real experience in the neighborhood. Are they going to put all the good stuff that happens in the news? Of course not they go for the shock and gangs will definitely shock the audience.
I grew up and currently live in Boyle Heights. Could things be better? Of course. Although there are gangs in these areas it is not what it used to be. A major problem in these areas were the "projects" but they have started taking those down and put up town homes. If you are someone that looks for trouble it is very easy to find it here. As for the schools, the major problem is overcrowding. They will build a new high school in Boyle Heights that will cut enrollment almost in half which is a very good thing. There are some good private schools nearby if you choose to go that route with your son. I attended public schools and feel I have done alright for myself. Graduated from USC with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Will be applying for the MBA program soon. Get paid very well by a company in Pasadena (20 minute drive).
There are some decent homes in ELA near Montebello. Close to Quiet Canyon. Anyway, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

[Ducktales]

Originally Posted by Boyle Heights

[mod cut] People are talking about what they see in the news and have no real experience in the neighborhood. Are they going to put all the good stuff that happens in the news? Of course not they go for the shock and gangs will definitely shock the audience.
I grew up and currently live in Boyle Heights. Could things be better? Of course. Although there are gangs in these areas it is not what it used to be. A major problem in these areas were the "projects" but they have started taking those down and put up town homes. If you are someone that looks for trouble it is very easy to find it here. As for the schools, the major problem is overcrowding. They will build a new high school in Boyle Heights that will cut enrollment almost in half which is a very good thing. There are some good private schools nearby if you choose to go that route with your son. I attended public schools and feel I have done alright for myself. Graduated from USC with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Will be applying for the MBA program soon. Get paid very well by a company in Pasadena (20 minute drive).
There are some decent homes in ELA near Montebello. Close to Quiet Canyon. Anyway, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Look East LA is as bad as they say it is. You Boyle Heights are one of the few folks in that area who made it out and wanted to be somebody. That area is over run by teenagers and OG's who have nothing on their mind but starting stuff.

How can you Boyle Heights, build up an area of LA that for years has been a melting pot of racist gangs and crimes against cops? Why the heck do you think that the LAPD and FBI have certain areas of East LA on their lists for injunctions and future and present surveillance?

If I were White, Black, Asian, or any other race, I would rather be dead than to live in East LA. No offense, but that area of LA in which you live in got their reputation on their own.

[bubbavegas]

Originally Posted by Boyle Heights

[mod cut] People are talking about what they see in the news and have no real experience in the neighborhood. Are they going to put all the good stuff that happens in the news? Of course not they go for the shock and gangs will definitely shock the audience.
I grew up and currently live in Boyle Heights. Could things be better? Of course. Although there are gangs in these areas it is not what it used to be. A major problem in these areas were the "projects" but they have started taking those down and put up town homes. If you are someone that looks for trouble it is very easy to find it here. As for the schools, the major problem is overcrowding. They will build a new high school in Boyle Heights that will cut enrollment almost in half which is a very good thing. There are some good private schools nearby if you choose to go that route with your son. I attended public schools and feel I have done alright for myself. Graduated from USC with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Will be applying for the MBA program soon. Get paid very well by a company in Pasadena (20 minute drive).
There are some decent homes in ELA near Montebello. Close to Quiet Canyon. Anyway, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Hey Boyle Heights,
I know that East Los has a lot of good hearted and hardworking people, that is why I am thinking of moving there, My mind is thinking this, East Los has a bad name name for itself, I understand that, but I believe that East Los has a lot to improve on, and having good people move out that just hurts the people of East Los, Right?
myself I am a very hardworking person that believe in family and values that I am giving to my son. I believe if you repect people they will respect you back.
I am a Chef and that is what I am going to do once my family and I move there, I am going to work for a company first, than I want to open my own restaurant. That is my goal, and hopefully give back to the community of East Los.
Bubba

[bubbavegas]

Originally Posted by Ducktales

Look East LA is as bad as they say it is. You Boyle Heights are one of the few folks in that area who made it out and wanted to be somebody. That area is over run by teenagers and OG's who have nothing on their mind but starting stuff.

How can you Boyle Heights, build up an area of LA that for years has been a melting pot of racist gangs and crimes against cops? Why the heck do you think that the LAPD and FBI have certain areas of East LA on their lists for injunctions and future and present surveillance?

If I were White, Black, Asian, or any other race, I would rather be dead than to live in East LA. No offense, but that area of LA in which you live in got their reputation on their own.

No disrespect to you Ducktales, but here in Las Vegas, we have two very very bad areas. That are watched by Metro Police Department and an area in North Las Vegas that is watch very intensely by the North Las Vegas police department, but both areas are actually very nice and do not have any trouble until the police are present! So, sometimes I truely believe in certian situations the police can be the problem instead of the answer.
To make a comment as you did is kind of rude on your half, saying that you would rather be dead than live in East Los. That is wrong to say and very rude.
In fact, I am white, as I am more fearful of whites than I am of hispanics or any other race, I have lived with hispanics almost my entire life, I lived in Pucallpa Peru and yes it was dangerous, but if you just mind your own buisness you are left alone! I feel more safe with Hispanics than anyone else!
Just because a person lives in East Los, does not make them bad

Bubba

[Monique219]

I agree with Puffle, I personally do not like parts of East L.A is ugly and some areas very dirty and the house are ugly so are the apartments. I think Montebello is not that bad, I have seen some nice places by the Mall. If you want to move go to city of La Mirada, or Cypress, or Cerritos, or well North Norwalk is OK.
My husband’s cousin resides in East L.A with his wife, they have been there for a long time and I have heard stories for people been shoot a few blocks from there. Well you can get shoot anywhere in the world but if you have kids trust me you want to stay away from there. That is nice you want to help the community, but that is a very big one and you want the best for your kids. East L.A you see prostitutes out in the street, drug dealers if you are used to that than I guess is OK. I say that because my husband was raise in that area and for him that is home and my husband will not mind leaving there either but I think of my kids and there is no way in hell I will move around there.

[Ducktales]

[quote=bubbavegas;407050]No disrespect to you Ducktales, but here in Las Vegas, we have two very very bad areas. That are watched by Metro Police Department and an area in North Las Vegas that is watch very intensely by the North Las Vegas police department, but both areas are actually very nice and do not have any trouble until the police are present! So, sometimes I truely believe in certian situations the police can be the problem instead of the answer.
To make a comment as you did is kind of rude on your half, saying that you would rather be dead than live in East Los. That is wrong to say and very rude.
In fact, I am white, as I am more fearful of whites than I am of hispanics or any other race, I have lived with hispanics almost my entire life, I lived in Pucallpa Peru and yes it was dangerous, but if you just mind your own buisness you are left alone! I feel more safe with Hispanics than anyone else!
Just because a person lives in East Los, does not make them bad

Bubba[/QUOTE

Bubbavegas I am not trying to be rude. I am just stating the facts. I tell tou what. Take a Black man over there to East LA, between 5 to 10 times and you will see what I mean. There are two gangs in that area (maybe more), one of which is called the Avenues, who make it their business to commit hate crimes. The Avenues gang practices have been well documented out here.

In an area that has 96.9% (recent census stats) Latinos, you do the math. I have always been told if you move into an area that has just one culture that dominates the area, then didn't move there.

If you had of lived in LA for the better part of the last 20 years, you will see the reputation that city has. I know some Hispanic dudes who also say that even being Hispanic in that area will not exempt you a visit to the hospital or cemetary in your life time. Just stating the facts man.

I am telling you bubbavegas about East LA because I want you to make a good decision on where you will raise your family. You seem like a good and upstanding genetleman and you don't deserve to live in a city like that.

I am a Black man and everytime I have an errand to run near or in that area, I have to have a handgun in my posssesion. Thsi is not what Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez had in mind when they were alive. Is it?