Is Boyle Heights a food desert, or a food swamp?
In many low-income neighborhoods, supermarkets are rare and spotty transportation makes getting to them a challenge. Some experts believe that improving access to healthy food will enable people to eat more healthily and avoid obesity. The new Northgate González grocery store in Boyle Heights provides free shuttles. Others say that improving access is only part of the solution -- and it takes a lot more to change the way people eat. Read the story on Boyle Heights Beat.