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    Soaring LA rents leave mariachis on a blue note

    by By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times Sep 12, 2017 5 minutes

    No week is the same as others for Moises Hernandez, a full-time mariachi guitarist and part-time college student. At the end of a good one, he will earn about $600. After a bad one, maybe $400.

    Then there's the $370 he and his wife spend on monthly bills.

    In January, Hernandez received a letter informing them that their rent in Boyle Heights would increase in April from $945 to $1,500.

    "It's going to be even harder because we know we have to make more money," the 30-year-old musician said. "We have to hope for the best."

    The culture of musicians in Boyle Heights, long an iconic part of Los Angeles, is in danger of fading because of soaring rents.

    Since at least the 1930s, Boyle Heights has been a mecca for musicians who play at restaurants and party celebrations, making them a vital part of the Eastside neighborhood's working-class ethos.

    It was not an easy

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