On April 22, 1970, former Washington senator Gaylord Nelson called on Americans to observe a national “teach-in” to celebrate grassroots environmental education and remind Americans to tread lightly on this earth. Nelson’s idea appealed to Americans across political parties, economic classes, races and ethnicities, and millions participated […]
Read more →PHOTO: 14-year-old Chayanne at the dedication of Jesse Owens Park At dusk, on what would have been Jackie Robinson’s 95th birthday, 13-year-old Kamryn Mercer practiced his pitch at the brand new Dodgers Dreamfield at Jesse Owens Park and reflected on the legacy of the legendary player who […]
Read more →If you visit Monteith Park in the View Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, you can hardly miss an unusual sight: a 6-foot-tall bright yellow mother duck followed by her three 4-foot-tall duckies on a splash of emerald green grass. What are they doing there, you ask? Well, […]
Read more →Residents from Slauson, Windsor Hills and the surrounding neighborhoods recently gathered at Los Angeles Academy Middle School to see what transforming old blighted railroads in South Los Angeles into a bike path, walkway and green space would look like. “From what I can see of the vision, […]
Read more →Citing the dangers of arsenic, lead and other toxic exposures to Los Angeles County residents, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to create a Toxic Threat Strike Team to monitor and coordinate inspections around environmental toxic sites around the county. The Strike Team, presented in […]
Read more →California is currently experiencing the worst drought on record, prompting Governor Jerry Brown to declare a water shortage emergency and to call for conservation efforts. The good news is that this week, Los Angeles is expected to receive several inches of rain. Still, we cannot become complacent; […]
Read more →Angelenos are optimistic people but know the county faces many challenges—at least according to a recent study done by researchers at Loyola Marymount University. The results of Forecast LA, as the study is called, were shared with civic leaders and elected officials so that they can understand […]
Read more →In just minutes on a Saturday afternoon in late January, Little Angels Nursery School, a fixture in the Windsor Hills neighborhood where generations of children have learned how to paint and count, went up in flames. The roof on the east side of the school collapsed and […]
Read more →Los Angeles County residents who want to report a zoning violation such as an overgrown front yard or an abandoned car on the street or even a fallen tree in a park can use a simple app to let county officials know about the problem. “The Works,” […]
Read more →PHOTO: 14-year-old Chayanne at the dedication of Jesse Owens Park At dusk, on what would have been Jackie Robinson’s 95th birthday, 13-year-old Kamryn Mercer practiced his pitch at the brand new Dodgers Dreamfield at Jesse Owens Park and reflected on the legacy of the legendary player who […]
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