Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Parks

Mrs. Will Bruce (left) with her daughter-in-law Meda (center) and her sister - near Bruce's Lodge in Manhattan Beach, ca 1920s . Photo via Living the California Dream by Alison Rose Jefferson, courtesy California African American Museum

L.A. County to Return Bruce’s Beach Property to Rightful Owners

By Joe Linton and Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

"The county isn't gifting anyone anything. The county is returning property that was inappropriately taken. We are returning to the Bruce family... property that they rightfully owned."

Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León - via de León

Some Actionable Transportation Ideas for City Councilmember Kevin de León

By Joe Linton | Feb 10, 2021 | No Comments

Here are some ways de León can "prioritize bikes, pedestrians, electric buses" - from dedicated bus lanes to protected bikeways to freeway removal

Twenty-five-year old Fred Williams III was killed in Willowbrook by Los Angeles County Sheriffs on October 16. A medical examiner's inquest into his death was held January 28, 2021. Photo source: family gofundme.

LASD Won’t Name Deputies Involved in Killing of Fred Williams III at Otherwise Uninformative Inquest

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 1, 2021 | No Comments

LASD once again proves unwilling to cooperate in an inquest into a questionable shooting by a deputy.

Rendering of Westwood greenway, showing drainage plan

The Westwood Neighborhood Greenway Is Now Complete

By Jonathan Weiss | Jan 25, 2021 | No Comments

The two-acre site, straddling the Metro E Line, cleanses urban runoff before it flows into the Santa Monica Bay

Rendering of rainwater capture creekbed feature proposed along the L.A. River at Griffith Park Ferraro Soccer Fields - via L.A. County

L.A. County Seeks Public Input on New L.A. River Plan

By Joe Linton | Jan 13, 2021 | No Comments

The new L.A. County river plan includes bike/walk trails, big projects, strategies to address affordability and housing, and more.

Alhambra is looking to apply for for state funding for seven park projects. The rendering shows a proposed pocket park on the current site of a former satellite library on the corner of South Fremont and West Hellman Avenues. Image: City of Alhambra

City of Alhambra Hosting Community Feedback Meetings for Park Grant Applications

By Kristopher Fortin | Oct 16, 2020 | No Comments

Alhambra staff are looking to apply for grants to build one new pocket park, a community center, and other upgrades and renovations at five other parks

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