Category Archive: 'Diversifying Democracy'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
June 29, 2009 UPDATED July 2, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg
Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee
State Capitol Sacramento, CA
re: Legal Requirements to Keep State Parks Open for All
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate President Steinberg, Senate Minority Leader Hollingsworth, Speaker Bass, and Assembly Minority Leader Blakeslee:
We demand that [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Free the Beach!, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, The City Project, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
“Manzanar National Historic Site preserves the stories and resources of Manzanar for this and future generations. We will facilitate a park experience that weaves the stories of the various occupations of Manzanar faithfully, completely, and accurately. Manzanzar Historic Site will provide leadership for the protection and interpretation of associated sties. From this [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, The City Project
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Raul Macias Field at L.A. River Center Grand Opening Jan. 24, 2009
Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
READ THE UPDATED JULY 2, 2009 LETTER BY CLICKING HERE
June 29, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg
Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA
re: Legal Requirements to Keep State Parks Open for All
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate President Steinberg, Senate Minority Leader Hollingsworth, Speaker Bass, and Assembly Minority [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, The City Project, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 29th, 2009
View the Fun in the Park collection on flickr.
Learn more about Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Heritage Parkscape, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
City to file lawsuit against Coastal Commission
Malibu Times
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:20 PM PDT
Angered by the commission’s indifference to residents’ and city officials pleas to consider the risks of fire and other hazards, and approve a ban on overnight camping within city limits, the council authorizes the city attorney to file suit against the commission.
By [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Free the Beach!, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Located on the north end of Chinatown, St. Bridget’s Chinese Catholic Center has been a centering force for Los Angeles’s Chinese community since its founding in 1940. Each Sunday, the newly remodeled church hosts one service in English and one in Cantonese.
Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.
Learn more about Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
June 22, 2009
The Honorable Gary A. Feess
United States District Court
Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
re: Extend Federal Oversight over Los Angeles Police Department
Dear Judge Feess:
We respectfully urge the Court to extend federal judicial oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Ending oversight now would be like the old joke about the town that took [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, The City Project
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: June 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES — There are not a multitude of ways to close a $24 billion state budget gap, but in California, the answer is probably going to come down to who gets hurt the most. . . .
Back in the real world, where libraries are laying off workers, parks are preparing [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Seven Los Angeles buildings that experts say have played significant roles in the lives of local African Americans have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, authorities have announced… .
The newly designated landmarks include three buildings designed by Paul R. Williams, who in the 1920s is said to have been the only licensed [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Everyday Heroes, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement