Darryl Fears reports in the Washington Post: [T]he level of diversity, both in leadership and staff, of [mainstream environmental] groups . . . is more like that of the Republican Party they so often criticize for its positions on the environment than that of the multiethnic Democratic Party they have thrown their support behind. . [...]

A diverse and growing alliance of committed advocates for equal justice, public health, and green space support the County’s proposed Clean Water, Clean Beaches parcel fee to fund a new stormwater program only if it implements the recommendations below to ensure equity: 1. Ensure compliance with equal protection laws and principles that provide for equal access [...]

Mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are committed to goals and principles that help protect equal opportunity for all, and create a prosperous future in an increasingly diverse city. In response to a letter from diverse allies, each is committed to local green jobs, physical education and healthy foods in public schools, equal access [...]

KCET continues its series of columns on National Parks and the impact of federal budget cuts on jobs, justice, and health: Sequester May Mean Huge Cuts For California’s National Parks If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open, Bringing the San Gabriel Mountains Closer to the People, Santa Monica Mountains for All: Expanding [...]

The City Project and diverse allies have long fought to keep California state parks for all. We stand ready to work with General Anthony Jackson, the new Director of California Department of Parks and Recreation, to restore public trust in the Department. According to the Associated Press: The Department of Parks and Recreation does not [...]

The National Park Service (NPS) draft study of the proposed national recreation area for the San Gabriel Mountains focuses on improving access to green space and easing park disparities in the Los Angeles region. Citing the work of The City Project and others, NPS highlights: Statewide, Los Angeles County is one of the most disadvantaged [...]

After nearly five years of brutal economic decline, government retrenchment and a widespread loss of confidence in its future, California is showing the first signs of a rebound. There is evidence of job growth, economic stability, a resurgent housing market and rising spirits in a state that was among the worst hit by the recession. [...]

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: As our nation approaches the so-called “fiscal cliff,” 146 national organizations [including The City Project] are calling on President Obama and Congress to work together to prioritize job creation, oppose benefit cuts to social insurance programs, protect the safety net and require [...]

The people of California voted to tax themselves to fund public education by passing Proposition 30 on November 6, 2012.  That is great news. But Prop 30 only prevents $6 billion in further cuts to a public education system that is destitute. Quality education, including physical education, for all requires proper funding to place public [...]

The headlines from the last presidential debate focused on President Obama challenging Mitt Romney on issue after issue. There was a less noticed, but no less remarkable, moment when Mr. Obama agreed with Mr. Romney on something — and both were entirely wrong. The exchange began with a question about the offshoring of American jobs. [...]