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Today: Plans for Industrial Buildings on Former South Central Farm Lot Go Before PLUM Committee
At 2:30 p.m. today, after hearing an appeal from Mr. Tezozomoc on behalf of the South Central Farmers, the Planning and Land Use Committee will likely vote to certify the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approve the subdivision of the lot in support of a project proposed for the former home of the South Central Farm.
March 7, 2017
Proyecto Jardin Evicted from Community Garden at White Memorial; Protest Planned for Saturday
This Sunday, January 31st, the eviction of the community gardening collective known as Proyecto Jardin from the garden space behind White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights will mark a significant change for the neighborhood. In a community that has felt very much at the mercy of externally-driven change in recent years, many residents are determined not to let this shift go unchallenged.
January 29, 2016
Long Beach Introduces Its First Entirely ADA-Accessible Garden
"I think of a busy mother," Kathleen Irvine--someone Long Beach can safely call our own Mother of the Westside--said. "And there she is: stressed out from work and wanting to cater to her children and herself. But how? I think of someone who doesn't have the physical capabilities of most and there he is: unable to enjoy a park because he can't even access most of it."
October 9, 2013
Hollenbeck Middle School Breaks Ground on a New Garden
Earlier this week, parents and students broke ground on a new garden at Hollenbeck Middle School in Boyle Heights.
September 26, 2013