Exciting announcement! We’ve been selected…

We are excited to announce that we’ve been selected as Community Progress Makers by the Citi Foundation to help accelerate economic opportunities in Los Angeles. Isela Gracian, our President stated […]

Street Vending Victory!

This past week we’ve reached a historical milestone in the Street Vendor Movement and the LA Street Vendor Campaign. The LA City Council approved for the first time ever a […]

Breaking News!

The Los Angeles City Council voted to move forward a proposal to legalize Street Vending and defeated a motion by Councilmember Blumenfield to reintroduce a property owner veto. We’ve made […]

Welcome, Cielito Lindo

On April 2, we celebrated the residents and grand opening of Cielito Lindo, our newest affordable housing development in Boyle Heights. Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Jose Huizar, and local community […]

A minute with… Isela Gracian

Isela interacts with a VITA guest

This April 1st marks three years since Isela Gracian transitioned into her role as ELACC President. In those three years, with Isela’s leadership, ELACC has expanded and continues to grow through […]

A minute with… Ernesto Espinoza

Meet Ernesto, Vice President of Community Capital at East LA Community Corporation. With a background in architecture and a passion for social justice, Ernesto has extensive experience in developing affordable […]

Rally 4 Women Street Vendors

About 100 people congregated on Main Street on the morning of Friday, March 9, to hear women vendors and allies of the Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign, speak about the […]