Category Archive: 'Diversifying Democracy'
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
A diverse and growing alliance urge the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to support public access for all to the Temescal Gateway Park.
Temescal Gateway Park is a crown jewel in the precious little parklands of the Los Angeles region. Temescal Gateway Park was purchased and is maintained with public funds by a public agency to benefit [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Olmsted Vision, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The First African Methodist Episcopal church was organized in 1872. In 1903 construction was completed on a Gothic-style structure based on a design by English architect Sir Christopher Wren. The building was destroyed by fire in 1976.
Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Free the Beach!, Heritage Parkscape, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Urban Parks Movement
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Built in 1942, this was the City’s first fire station to be staffed exclusively by African-Americans.
Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
KNX 1070 News Radio’s Michael Lindner conducts exclusive interviews on the Baldwin Hills oil field with members of the Greater Baldwin Hills Alliance and others. Listen to the KNX broadcast.
Learn more at www.greaterbaldwinhillsalliance.org and www.baldwinhillsoil.org.
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
A Gothic Revival church erected in 1895.
Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Editorial Downtown News June 30, 2008
Contreras School Pool a Squandered Opportunity
Stakeholders in City West and adjacent communities received dispiriting news last week, when city and Los Angeles Unified School District officials announced that the swimming pool at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex once again will be off-limits to the general public this year. This is [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Olmsted Vision, Schools and Communities, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Built in 1937, the church was designed by Edith Northmann, who was perhaps the most prolific and respected female architect based in Los Angeles from the 1920’s through the 1940’s.
Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
As “New Chinatown” marks its 70th anniversary today, those celebrating will include the so-called grandchildren — the second- and third-generation Chinese American professionals like Ron Louie who no longer live in Chinatown but keep a finger there nonetheless. … Organizers will show historic photographs, a swing band will perform and one of Central Plaza’s more recent tenants will unveil newly installed neon lights along the roof lines of his three buildings — an ornament that long distinguished Central Plaza until the lights fell into disrepair in the 1980s.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Friday, June 27th, 2008
Archeological surveys discovered sites of villages of the Tongva/Gabrieleños at the mouth of Fern Dell Canyon, leaving little doubt that fairly large settlements existed in this area and others.
Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Commerce Department has set a hearing date on the toll road agency appeal for July 24 and/or July 25 at UC Irvine. The notice of hearing is attached. The toll road agency is appealing the California Coastal Commission 8-2 decision to stop the toll road and save Panhe and San Onofre. Visit www.savepanhe.org and [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Native American Sites, Save Panhe and San Onofre