LET'S CLEAR UP the geographical quirks first.There is the east side of Los Angeles, which is the part of the city of Los Angeles that lies east of the L.A. River. It is home to neighborhoods like Highland Park and Lincoln Heights, and it is sometimes collectively called "the Eastside" — one word. (The same holds for "the Westside," the part of the city that lies west of whatever money meridian celebutantes refuse to cross.)
And then there is East Los Angeles.
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