[O]ne of California’s most valuable economic assets [is] its outdoor riches. The state’s beaches, mountains and deserts offer more than just aesthetic beauty. They represent a vital economic engine that employs thousands of public workers, creates millions of private-sector jobs and generates billions of tax dollars. And now those outdoor resources may help pull the [...]

Setting High Standards for Food Retailers: Community Health Councils’ Neighborhood Food Watch Selected case study from Why Place and Race Matter At first glance an outsider might not think of South Los Angeles as a food desert; there are numerous corner stores, liquor stores selling snacks, and even chain supermarkets. But many of the chain [...]

The Service Environment Out of a Lawsuit, a Park Grows: Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice Selected case study from Why Place and Race Matter For more than two decades, beginning in 1956, the Stringfellow Acid Pits in Riverside County were used as a dumping ground for about 34 million gallons of toxic waste—enough [...]

The Physical Environment Transforming the Built Environment: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in Chula Vista Selected case study from Why Place and Race Matter Harborside Park and Eucalyptus Park in Chula Vista have been redesigned to promote safety and encourage physical activity. Chula Vista, in San Diego County, about seven miles north of the “busiest international [...]

The Social Enviornment The City Project: Building a New Green Urban Movement Selected case study from Why Place and Race Matter Nearly two-thirds of the children who live in Los Angeles County have no park or playground nearby. Latino, Asian, and African American youth suffer most because existing parks are concentrated in predominantly white neighborhoods. Structural [...]

The City Project presents the policy report, Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Angeles County 2011, to promote equal access to parks and recreation for all. Haga click aquí para ver este mensaje en Español. According to Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, The California Endowment: The [...]

The City Project (El Proyecto del Pueblo)  presenta su reporte sobre política pública titulado Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Los Angeles 2011 a través del cual busca promover que todos sus habitantes tengan acceso equitativo a los parques y otras actividades recreativas. Click here to see this message [...]