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What is being built, what has filed to open and what is on this weekend in Eastside, read every morning from L.A.'s public records, and every Globe story about it.

Public records read Nov. 2, 2026. How this page works

Being built

L.A. Department of Building and Safety permits, filed and issued · newest Sept. 8, 2026

A new commercial building (restaurant)

1308 S. Soto St. · Boyle Heights

Sept. 8, 2026 · Plans filed · City record

Also in Eastside, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 23: the city issued 1 permit for new houses, duplexes and backyard units, including 1 accessory dwelling unit (ADUs). Those are counted here, never listed by address.

Filed to open

State liquor-license applications, City business registrations and changes of use · newest Oct. 29, 2026

Lorraine Spears Restaurant Group

43-45 West Main St. · Alhambra

Applied Oct. 29 for beer, wine and spirits at a restaurant (ABC license type 47, On-Sale General — Eating Place), a transfer from another owner · State record
Toro Meat & Seafood

2424 E. Gage Ave. · Huntington Park

Applied Oct. 29 for beer and wine at a restaurant (ABC license type 41, On-Sale Beer & Wine — Eating Place), a transfer from another owner · State record
Maria's Bar & Grill

13230-13232 1/2 Woodruff Ave. · Downey

Applied Oct. 20 for beer and wine at a restaurant (ABC license type 41, On-Sale Beer & Wine — Eating Place), a new license · State record
Regal Edwards South Gate

8630 Garfield Ave. · South Gate

Applied Oct. 19 for beer, wine and spirits at a restaurant (ABC license type 47, On-Sale General — Eating Place), a transfer from another owner, moving a license here · State record
Coffee shop, in a former retail

4671 E. Huntington Drive

Plans filed Sept. 17: change of use from retail to coffee shop · City permit

Filed is not open: applications get protested, withdrawn or denied, and start dates slip. Each line says only what its record says.

This weekend

Fri., Nov. 6 to Sun., Nov. 8 · special-event permits, L.A. Public Library programs

Cover to Cover Reading Club

Lincoln Heights Branch Library

Fri., Nov. 6, All Day · Library listing
Adult Literacy Walk-in Tutoring

Lincoln Heights Branch Library

Sat., Nov. 7, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Library listing
Cover to Cover Reading Club

Lincoln Heights Branch Library

Sat., Nov. 7, All Day · Library listing

From the Globe

Every Globe story about Eastside, newest first — 18 so far

Oct 30, 2026NewsL.A. Approves Monthly Checks for Boyle Heights Businesses Hit by Lineage Fire
Oct 27, 2026EntertainmentTV Academy Is Training L.A. Teens as PAs. Local Filming Keeps Falling.
Oct 9, 2026FoodCafe Niña Puts Piloncillo in Its Pumpkin Latte and a Ghost in the Cup
Oct 2, 2026FoodIn-N-Out Is Coming to Commerce, South El Monte and Chino
Sep 23, 2026NewsThe Country’s 2025 Poverty Rate Came Out September 15. L.A. Has No 2025 Numbers.
Sep 22, 2026News$3,000 Grants Open for East L.A. Businesses. The County's Map Decides Who's In.
Sep 12, 2026FoodWhat to Order at Nandao, the Monterey Park Chicken Rice Shop
Sep 7, 2026ArchiveThe Month L.A. Ran Hot and the Deadlines Slipped
Sep 7, 2026NewsBoyle Heights Warehouse Cleanup Is Over. The Air Testing Isn't.
Sep 7, 2026NewsHow to Claim Aid After the Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire
Sep 5, 2026NewsCalifornia Diesel Nears $7.71 a Gallon as U.S. Sets a Record
Sep 5, 2026FoodMontebello Gay Bar Chico Is Closing. Its New Owner Plans a Reopening.
Sep 5, 2026NewsSix Huntington Drive Lots, One Buyer. El Sereno Neighbors Push Back.
Sep 5, 2026FoodWhat to Order at the Airliner, Lincoln Heights' 100-Year-Old Bar
Aug 18, 2026NewsLAFD Log Records an “Active Ammonia Leak” at 3:12 p.m. on Day One of the Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire
Aug 14, 2026NewsLineage Will Miss LA's Aug. 14 Deadline to Clear 88 Million Pounds of Rotting Food in Boyle Heights
Aug 10, 2026News19 Claims Filed After the East LA Oil Spill. One Has Been Approved.
Aug 7, 2026NewsThe Boyle Heights Odor Order Runs 87 Conditions. None of Them Is a Fine.

How this page works

Every morning the Globe reads the public records Los Angeles publishes and sorts them by the place each record names. Nothing on the lists above is written by a model or guessed from a headline; each line says what the record says, on the record's own date, and links to it.

Being built: the City's plans filed and permits issued, from the L.A. Department of Building and Safety. "Plans filed" means plans went in; it does not mean a building is coming. Plans change and some never get built.
Filed to open: California ABC's daily report of new liquor-license applications (Los Angeles County), the City's register of active businesses (restaurants, cafes and bars registered by a company, never a person) and changes of use into a restaurant. When two records name one address they sit together; that is all it means. An application can be protested, withdrawn or denied.
This weekend: the City's temporary special-event permits (only events whose permitted name says they are public: a carnival, a festival, a market — never a wedding, a party, a film shoot or anything at a house), and the L.A. Public Library's own program listings, placed by each branch's address. Freeway closures join when Caltrans' data portal lets our reader in.
Houses, duplexes and backyard units are counted, never listed by address. We name businesses, developers and agencies, never private people.

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