“Es un gusto ver a los niños afuera haciendo diferentes actividades, como aprendiendo las reglas para jugar cuatro cuadras o rayuela y haciendo diferentes jugadas de basquetbol. Me encanta ver la variedad de maestros que ahora están implementando lo aprendido en las sesiones de educación física que realizamos en las juntas de personal.” Samuels & [...]

According to the most recent Field poll released on April 4, 2012, “There is nearly unanimous agreement among voters (97 percent) that it’s important for the schools to be encouraging more physical activity during regular school hours. In addition, three in four (74 percent) think that providing kids with more physical activity during regular school [...]

SoCal > Departures > Land of Sunshine > Green Justice > Rest in Peace: Ancestors Finally Return to El Pueblo Rest in Peace: Ancestors Finally Return to El Pueblo by Robert Garcia After improperly excavating the remains of more than 100 people who were buried at the first cemetery in El Pueblo de Los Angeles, [...]

Human remains excavated at El Pueblo Campo Santo, Jan. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) After improperly excavating the remains of more than 100 people who were buried at the first cemetery in El Pueblo de Los Angeles, next to La Placita Catholic Church, downtown, the County of Los Angeles finally returned the remains to their [...]

Los Angeles County is home to more than 25,000 Native American people, the largest population of any county in the United States. Native Americans inhabited most of what is now California for more than 10,000 years prior to European contact. Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and [...]

A study of diabetes in overweight and obese youngsters bears an ominous warning about future health care trends in this country. It found that Type 2 diabetes, a new scourge among young people, progresses faster and is harder to treat in youngsters than in adults. The toll on their health as they grow older could [...]

Moderator: Nan Feyler, J.D., M.P.H.Chief of Staff, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health Panelists: Michael A. Rodríguez, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor, Vice Chair of Research and George F. Kneller Endowed Chair in the Department of Family Medicine at UCLA. He is Director of the Multicultural Research Network on Health and Health Care and Associate [...]

Former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno watched countless protests take place outside his office in Civic Center Plaza when he was on the court. He never imagined that one day he’d be a participant, he said. But on April 18, Moreno and people from all corners of the legal community turned out by [...]

The week of the riots and rebellion by coincidence was the first day of my work as a civil rights attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund in downtown L.A. Friday morning, May 1, 1992, I drove downtown on the 10  freeway. It was an eery experience. The freeway was abandoned except for [...]

Diverse allies who are members of parkssave! held a press conference on the steps of city hall April 30 to preserve funding for park programs. Click here to view The City Project’s policy report on green access and equal justice in Los Angeles in English and Spanish. Click here to see the KCET SoCal Connected [...]