East Los Angeles

noun

1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

Example Sentences

Krause, who is 37 and grew up in East Los Angeles, said identity-based voting — the notion that Latinos should support other Latinos — has not brought better representation for the Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times

Once approved, he will leave his position as president of East Los Angeles College and start in the new districtwide role Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

What is one down-ballot item you are voting on that you think is particularly important: I’m voting for tenant rights attorney Ysabel Jurado to represent my East Los Angeles community on the City Council, but mostly I’m voting against current councilmember Kevin de León, who was the lone holdout not to resign after being caught on tape with other councilmembers engaging in a racist and antisemitic conversation.

From Slate

Like the 14th Council District, those three districts are majority Latino and cover parts of the Eastside, which includes such communities as Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights and East Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have never framed, harassed, beat or threatened adults or teenagers in the Maravilla Projects, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County or anywhere else,” he wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times