Category Archive: 'Free the Beach!'

Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Los Angeles 2011

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

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 [...]

2010 The Year in Pictures

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Click on each image to see more details. ASCOT HILLS PARK WATCH AND COUNTDOWN! ENFORCING PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1956 President’s Council on Physical Fitness COCHABAMBA WORLD PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING AND RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH “KEEP BALDWIN HILLS CLEAN AND GREEN FOR GENERATATIONS TO COME” KRESGE FOUNDATION “A REMARKABLE MOMENT IN [...]

Second Anniversary: Los Angeles Times Editorial The Acjachemen’s victory

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Posted: December 27th, 2008 http://www.cityprojectca.org/blog/archives/1205 Los Angeles Times Editorial OUT HERE The Acjachemen’s victory The Acjachemen quietly marked the win against the Foothill South toll road by honoring land that will not be disturbed. December 27, 2008 On the chilly morning of the winter solstice last Sunday, the sun was just cresting the ridgeline of [...]

Latinos, Asians more worried about environment than whites L.A. Times/USC

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

The survey examined attitudes on such issues as global warming, air pollution and tainted soil and water. California’s Latino and Asian voters are significantly more concerned about core environmental issues, including global warming, air pollution and contamination of soil and water, than white voters, according to the latest Los Angeles Times/USC poll. For example, 50% [...]

Social Justice Advocate Robert García American Public Health Association’s Presidential Citation Award

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Founding Director of The City Project Earns Prestigious Public Health Honor November 9, 2010 DENVER — Robert García, founding director and counsel of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit The City Project, has received the American Public Health Association’s prestigious Presidential Citation, recognizing García’s work empowering underserved communities throughout California. Past recipients of the award include Nelson [...]

Now What? State Parks Witness L.A.

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

http://witnessla.com/environment/2010/admin/can-we-keep-our-state-parks-healthy-post-prop-21/ On Tuesday, voters rejected Prop. 21, the ballot measure that would have added $18 to most vehicle registrations and allocated that money to support California’s state parks. And not only did the voters of California nix Prop 21, they did so by a healthy margin—with 58 percent voting NO. So what does that mean? [...]

If you want parks, work for jobs, and justice.

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

If you want parks, work for jobs, and justice. Proposition 21 would have provided $500 million per year for California’s 278 state parks through an $18 fee on vehicles.  Voters voted “no” on November 2, 2010. The “no” vote does not mean the people of California do not support parks and recreation.  They clearly do. The [...]

APHA President’s Citation Robert Garcia

Monday, November 1st, 2010

American Public Health Association (APHA) awards City Project’s Executive Director President’s Citation Robert García, The City Project’s Executive Director, Counsel and Founder, will receive the APHA President’s Citation at the Awards Reception on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at the Colorado Convention Center, Four Seasons Ballroom 1.  Prior recipients include Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, [...]

Parks for Everyone

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Parks for Everyone! San Diego Foundation and City Project Report

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

September 30, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Vince Heald, Beck Ellman Heald, 858-453-9600, vheald@behmedia.com Anna-Marie Rooney, The San Diego Foundation, 619-814-1305, heather@sdfoundation.org Robert García, The City Project, 213-260-1035, rgarcia@cityprojectca.org The San Diego Foundation Releases Parks for Everyone Report in English and Spanish Despite vast green space in San Diego, residents do not have equal access. San Diego, CA – The San [...]