and issued it via a video on his own YouTube channel. The public service announcement video advertised the closure of parts of the 101 Freeway to accommodate the demolition of the viaduct. Communities City of Los Angeles The official East Area Planning Commission area of the City of Los Angeles is divided into the following communities: Boyle Heights Lincoln Heights El Sereno Northeast Los Angeles Atwater Village Cypress Park Eagle Rock Garvanza Glassell Park Hermon Highland Park Montecito Heights Mount Washington Rose Hills Silver Lake–Echo Park–Elysian Valley Mapping L.A. The Mapping L.A. project by the Los Angeles Times lists the following City of Los Angeles neighborhoods in its definition of the Eastside: Boyle Heights El Sereno Lincoln Heights Education Population and housing The following data applies to the boundaries of the Eastside established by Mapping L.A.: In 2000, 286,222 people lived in the 20.66 square miles of the Eastside region, amounting to 13,852 people per square mile. The neighborhood was "not especially diverse" ethnically, with a high percentage of Latinos. The ethnic breakdown was Latino, 91.2%; Asian, 5.2%, white, 2.3%; black, 0.7% and other, 0.6%. Just 5.1% of residents aged 25 and older had a four-year college degree. More than two-thirds (66.8%) of the inhabitants lived in shared housing, and 33.2% were homeowners. Notable places Latino Walk of Fame - East Los Angeles Mariachi Plaza - Boyle Heights El Mercado de Los Angeles - Boyle Heights Calvary Cemetery (Roman Catholic) - East Los Angeles Home of Peace Cemetery (Jewish) - East Los Angeles Evergreen Cemetery - Boyle Heights Estrada Courts Murals - Boyle Heights El Pino (The Pine Tree) - East Los Angeles Notable people John Strother Griffin (1816–1898), surgeon, founder of East Los Angeles, member of Los Angeles Common Council Dan Peña financial analyst on Wall Street Herb Alpert, musician, producer Narciso Botello (about 1813–1889) Mexican Army officer, California State Assembly member Anthony Quinn, actor Howard E. Dorsey, engineer, politician Jaime Escalante, educator Edward James Olmos, actor Luis J. Rodriguez, writer and activist Andy Russell, international recording artist Hope Sandoval, singer-songwriter will.i.am (William James Adams, Jr.), musician, producer, philanthropist Oscar De La Hoya, boxer Kid Frost, musician Gallery See also My Family/Mi Familia, Motion Picture of life in East Los Angeles Born in East L.A., motion picture Chicano, ethnic term East LA Classic, football game Blood In Blood Out, motion picture City Times in Los Angeles Times suburban sections