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Endeavouring to Find Opportunities for Communities in the Wake of the Shuttle’s Passage
"That's a lot of wood," mused Ben Caldwell of the 400 trees on the chopping block along the Space Shuttle Endeavour's route to the Science Center.
September 21, 2012
Science Center Given Approval to Remove Nearly 400 Trees to Make Way for Shuttle
When I first reported on the notices posted on trees along Crenshaw Blvd. back in July, I did not realize that those notices were more or less the extent of the outreach the Science Center had done with the communities that the Space Shuttle Endeavour would be traveling through.
September 18, 2012
Healthy Food Walk Around USC Neighborhood Unearths Tensions Between the University and the Community
If you were one of the participants in the South L.A. Healthy Food Ride/Walk this past weekend, you could be forgiven if you walked away a little confused about the purpose of the walk.
September 14, 2012
A Party and Ride/Walk Linked to Fresh Food Opportunities Just South of USC this Weekend
If you've been paying attention to our calendar, you already know that RideSouthLA and Community Services Unlimited, Inc. (CSU) are holding a Healthy Food Ride this Sunday, Sept 9. The ride/walk event is designed to take participants on a tour through the neighborhood and show them the fresh food opportunities that do exist in the area. The ride/walk meet-up site is Mercado La Paloma (3655 S Grand Ave), and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
September 7, 2012
Neighborhood Bike Ambassador Program Officially Launches in South L.A.
As a child, I had dreamed of becoming a diplomat. A product of the cold war who occasionally had nightmares involving mushroom clouds, I threw myself into Soviet Studies in college, honed my skills in several of the UN's official languages, and prepared intensely for the foreign service exam. When the cold war ended (with no help from me, I might add), I shelved my ambassadorial aspirations.
September 6, 2012
Approximately 8,000 Fans Took the Expo Line to the USC – Hawai’i Game this Past Weekend.
The link to the original photo is here.
September 5, 2012
When Good Intentions are Not Enough: LA/2B Struggles to Reach Out to South L.A.
“Are they going to actually listen to what I have to say?" a South L.A. community leader asked when I talked to him about getting involved with the LA/2B project (the effort to integrate Complete Streets principles and community input into the Mobility Element of the City's General Plan).
August 31, 2012
CicLAvia South East: Building a Movement Ride by Ride
"Oh yeah, I just saw maybe 50 or 60 riders go by. Yeah, it was pretty cool." said a security guard at Plaza Mexico.
August 27, 2012
Metro Bus 51 Collides with Blue Line, Sends 32 People to Hospital
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, 32 people went to the hospital this morning after Metro bus 51 collided with the Blue Line. Of the approximately 650 people on both the bus and train when the incident occurred, most of those sustaining injuries had been on the bus. And, most of those injuries were minor.
August 27, 2012
Villaraigosa Announces Ambitious Initiative for 50 New Parks
Yesterday, Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa formally announced that the city's "50 Parks Initiative" is underway. The city's Recreation and Parks Department is acquiring land for fifty new parks, predominantly in park-poor population-dense neighborhoods.
August 24, 2012