JIMBO TIMES IS ON SPRING BREAK, BUT ALSO CHECKING IN?!

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A NEW CUENTO IS ON THE HORIZON! This week there are no new guests scheduled for J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast as the Barcelona Barrios Excursion is under a week away. Yours truly is thus preparing for the journey and also calling for more Patrons to join me at patreon.com/jimbotimes. Each Patreon member’s support goes to original research, video poemas, photography, interviews, and more by yours truly. It’s going to be an unforgettable journey, and I can’t wait to get there with you all! Can you say, vámonos?!?

For Los Cuentos de Los Angeles,

J.T.

APPLICATIONS FOR SANTA MONICA/VERMONT APTS OPEN THIS FALL & MORE: OUR RECAP

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In this recap episode, we discuss our hard-hat walking tour with Minako Ferrante of the Little Tokyo Service Center this past week. In particular, we discuss five questions pedestrians in and around the Vermont/Santa Monica corridor in East Hollywood might be interested in, including whether the project contributes to gentrification, the funding for the development, the number of housing units for people experiencing homelessness, and of course, when applications open up for those who qualify.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for more updates regarding this and more developments across Los Angeles.

Please also remember that the Barcelona Barrios Excursion is fast-approaching, and the best way to stay tuned in is with a membership through patreon.com/jimbotimes, which helps support expenses for the journey. Tap in or subscribe for the first 30 days, then before your first charge on May 1st, cancel it!

That is, if after our first week of Los Cuentos together…you think you can!!☺️🤞🏽

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J.T.

CONSIDER YOURSELF INFORMED!

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The Barcelona Barrios Excursion is fast-approaching, and the best way to stay tuned in is with a membership through patreon.com/jimbotimes, which helps support expenses for the journey. Also note that this Thursday, April 6th, we join forces with Michelle Rivera, of UCLA’s Masters in Urban Planning program (MURP). Michelle and I will be discussing not only her Masters program, but also her own upcoming trip to Paris, France this fall. Join us for the chat via IG Live!

For Los Cuentos,

J.T.

EPISODE 74 – A LATINX HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES

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In our 74th episode, we chat with Oscar Monroy, a father of four from Echo Park and owner of the recently closed Cuscatleca Bakery along Sunset boulevard. Oscar and I discuss his family’s roots in Los Angeles since the 1970s, and how his parents (hailing from Mexico and El Salvador) first came to establish Panaderia Cuscatleca in the Pico-Union area in the early 2000s. We also discuss being Latinx in L.A. (including as “Mexidorans”), the future of the Latinx demographic in the U.S. (whose population currently numbers at 60.6 million), the current struggle for families like Oscar’s in the midst of gentrifying Echo Park, and much more. A can’t-miss session for any and all ‘coming up’ in the city of Los Angeles, and the first installment of a three-part discussion for Los Cuentos.

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