Isaac Vargas
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Aug 5, 2026
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- Top 500K sites
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- Jul 21, 2026
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The Silver Platter (opens the original)
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Why now: At a July 14 hearing, city staff with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning heard the proposal to relocate The Silver Platter after their longtime location on 7th Street was slated for demolition for a new housing development. Why it matters: No decision was made at the hearing. Instead, the zoning administrator left the public record open for 30 days to allow additional written comments before issuing a decision. City staff are balancing the bar’s cultural and historical signific
Can a historic LGBTQ+ Latino bar find a new home in Westlake? Its future neighbors say not here (opens the original)
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One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. This story first appeared on The LA Local. Every school day, Vilma Armas watches her 16-year old daughter walk to Miguel Contreras Learning Complex from their apartment near the corner of Lucas Avenue and West Third Street. It’s the same intersection where The Silver Platter, a historic LGBTQ+ Latino bar, wants to relocate. The mother i
Lineage warehouse (opens the original)
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Does filing mean that Lineage can rebuild?: Two applications were submitted to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. Filing a permit application begins the city’s review process. City staff will review them to determine what approvals are needed before work on the building can begin. Under the Los Angeles permitting process, some projects can move through the city’s Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) if they meet zoning and building requirements. Others may require additional
Chill Build (opens the original)
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The backstory: For weeks, the Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse fire has been known simply as the Lineage fire. It’s a label that leaves out a key detail: Lineage Logistics doesn’t own the warehouse. It leases it. The building belongs to Chill Build Los Angeles I LLC, one of several entities associated with Indianapolis-area developer Gary Edwards. While Lineage has been the public face of the cleanup, Chill Build has largely remained out of public view. More details: In its first statement s
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