“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 & [...]

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 [...]

The community celebrated the grand opening of the North Atwater Creek Restoration and Park Expansion project on April 12, 2012. The $4-million project regraded an 800-foot narrow open channel, reshaped it, and removed invasive plant species to improve water flow. Structural stormwater best management practices including a trash removal device and native vegetation improve water [...]

Latino boys playing soccer at the Central Avenue Jazz Park reflect cultural changes in South Central Los Angeles over the past 30 to 50 years as Latinos move in to the formerly African-American community. Learn about the urban parks movement here.

Clean water compliance and flood control projects should be combined with efforts to improve green access through multipurpose projects. The Santa Clara and Ventura Rivers are ideal for multi-benefit preservation and restoration projects that meet the needs of the people as well as the environment. The Santa Clara River flows 116 miles through Ventura and [...]

With parents worried that local schools are letting down their children, education companies are finding a niche offering academic enrichment programs outside the classroom. Now, a local company is applying that same business model to physical education, which has taken some of the most severe cuts. TGA, an El Segundo franchisor that was founded in [...]

Robert Garcia, executive director . . . at the City Project, said the moot court educated both students and lawyers at a point when the health reform law was being debated on the campaign trail and soon will be in the Supreme Court. “It comes at a great time,” he said. “It’s on everybody’s mind.” [...]

Another Emerald Necklace Jewel was added to the community on March 10th, 2012.  The City Project attended the grand opening of Gibson Mariposa Park in the City of El Monte.  Thanks to the outstanding efforts from community activist and diverse efforts from City Councils, Elected Officials, and Amigos De Los Rios, the City of El [...]

Mark Williams writes: We share sad news with broken hearts and great sorrow that Reverend Eugene Williams III passed on Friday, March 16, 2012. We ask that no one send flowers. Our family needs your prayers and your patience more, while we mourn our father, our brother, our uncle, our grandfather, our friend, and our [...]