Archive for the Greening the District Category

Contribute your input to the updated draft of the Los Angeles County General Plan

The  Los Angeles  General Plan Update will guide growth and development in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County through the year 2035.  It provides a framework of goals, policies and implementation strategies centered on the theme of sustainability –  basically how to meet our current needs without compromising the […]

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Board of Supervisors Relocates Honey’s Little Angels Day Care Center

At the urging of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today voted to relocate Honey’s Little Angels day care center, which sits on the site of a state-led toxic substances investigation in Willowbrook. Beginning this summer, the center will be housed in a […]

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Please join us in planning a nature center in the Blair Hills community

  Residents, community organizations and interested stakeholders are invited to attend help envision a nature center at the former Ohr Eliyahu Academy site, located at 5950 Stoneview Drive in Blair Hills. Come and share your views on how to develop the Stoneview property as a nature center […]

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It’s time to play ball

It’s time to play ball! Three new Dodger Dream Fields are officially opened for ball games at Lennox and Athens Parks. The new baseball fields, with more than $225,000 worth of improvements are pristine, beautiful, and ready for teams to enjoy. Improvements included new irrigation systems, a […]

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Community meeting regarding the environmental investigation at Ujima Village and Magic Johnson Park

The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board will host a community meeting from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16th, at the Enterprise Park Gymnasium, located at 13055 Clovis Avenue in Willowbrook. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an update on the environmental […]

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Join us for green tea on June 27

You are cordially invited to (green) tea. Are there green topics that interest you? Would you like to learn more about how environmental issues really impact you and your community? The Empowerment Congress, in conjunction with Supervisor Ridley-Thomas, is kicking off a series of “Green Tea” Seminars […]

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A new wellness center and community garden come to Fremont High School

A new community garden and Wellness Center are coming to Fremont High School thanks to a partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) and the University Muslim Medical Association (UMMA) Community Clinic, two community-based non-profits. The community garden and Wellness […]

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How will you be celebrating Earth Day?

The beginning of the modern environmental movement, some say, can be pinpointed to one day: April 22, 1970. That’s when former Washington Sen. Gaylord Nelson called on Americans to observe a national “teach-in” to celebrate grassroots environmental education and remind Americans to tread lightly on the earth. […]

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Healthcare enrollment for former Ujima Village residents

The Department of Health Services (DHS) recently held an outreach and healthcare enrollment event for former residents of the Ujima Village housing complex in Willowbrook. The evening event was a follow-up to the well-attended community meeting with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas last November. During that meeting, held at […]

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No, we are not trying to outlaw fun

Recent news reports on the County’s beach ordinance largely have been either misleading or inaccurate. No, the Board has not cracked down on Frisbee-throwing and beach balls. No, we are not trying to outlaw fun. Rather, we lifted a long-standing ban on those items to facilitate their […]

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