Boyle Heights residents and community organizations will come together Saturday to beautify neighborhood streets and are seeking more volunteers willing to roll up their sleeves.
Council District 14 is hosting the day of service in partnership with CleanLAwithMe, an initiative started by LA resident Juan Naula to pick up trash along city streets, parks and sidewalks across the county daily, and Proyecto Pastoral, a Boyle Heights nonprofit focused on community building and social justice.
Naula typically cleans the streets on his own, documenting the process through time-lapse videos on Instagram, where he’s gained a large following. Every Saturday, he recruits volunteers for a minga, a Kichwa and Quechua word that means “community work,” to clean the streets together.
Calls for more city support
Boyle Heights residents have urged Councilmember Ysabel Jurado to prioritize street maintenance in their neighborhoods. At a November community meeting at Dolores Mission Church, resident Antonio Garcia urged the councilmember to reinvest in Fuego Tech, a Boyle Heights group previously funded by Council District 14 to conduct daily street cleanups, landscaping, power washing and bulky item collection. Garcia said that since Fuego Tech stopped operating, trash, illegal dumping and bulky items have piled up around the neighborhood.
Jurado told residents at the meeting that the LA Conservation Corps cleans the streets in Boyle Heights twice a week.
In a weekly email newsletter sent to constituents, Jurado encouraged residents to volunteer Saturday.
“Together, we’ll beautify our streets, connect with neighbors, and show love for a neighborhood we proudly call home,” Jurado wrote.
How to participate
When: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Volunteers will meet at Proyecto Pastoral, located at 135 N. Mission Rd.
Sign up: Volunteers can register through a Google Form here.
