The City Project celebrates Women’s History Month.

Judy Baca at the Woman’s Building 2004.
The Woman’s Building transformed feminist outrage into an iconoclastic Los Angeles institution that for 18 years was a magnet for women seeking to produce art on their own terms. The Woman’s Building was founded in 1973 by Arlene Raven, an art historian, critic [...]

64 El Pueblo Plaza de Los Angeles
This historic public space was laid out in 1818. The present location is the third and final location, having moved there in the mid 1800s. Often ringed in for Sunday bullfights in the 1830s and 1840s, the Plaza was surrounded by homes of rancheros and public buildings [...]

View of the west side of the Los Angeles City Market
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Raul Macias Field at L.A. River Center Grand Opening Jan. 24, 2009 Robert Garcia, Robbie LaBelle, and Raul Macias with Anahuak youth.
Grand Opening January 24, 2009
A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, Raul Macias founded Anahuak Youth Sports Association in 1997 to give children in communities close to the Los Angeles River in Northeast Los Angeles opportunities [...]

MACHINE SHOP (ca. 1915), now occupied by Casa California, was built as a machine shop fronting onto Main Street. As its architecture resembles other commercial buildings in Los Angeles constructed in 1910, it is possible that it was built in that year. After Christine Sterling transformed Olvera Street in 1930, the building was used for [...]

Dialogue of Alternatives — Finland above
Inheritance-Compromise — Israel and Palestine below;
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825 West Gate Old Chinatown. Photo by Nicolas Garcia.
The West Gate and East Gate welcome vistors to Los Angeles’s New Chinatown. This new Chinatown was built after the razing of the original Chinatown to build Union Station.
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Ascot Hills Where’s the Park?

Griffith Park on the East Bank of the Los Angeles River

Preserve History and Green Space at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument and Father Serra Park

Keep Baldwin Hills Clean and Safe for Generations to Come

Diversify Access to and Support for National Parks and [...]

Diverse allies have sent a letter to the City of Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission, and Department (”RAP”) demanding that the City take immediate steps to improve parks and recreation for all and to alleviate unfair disparities.  The allies call for:
1.  Developing and implementing a strategic plan with [...]

The 28+ acre site of Griffith Park on the East Bank of the Los Angeles River in Atwater Village could be the Next Great Urban Park in Los Angeles.
Picture a bucolic stream, a tree-shaded picnic area, a path for walkers and equestrians, a playground for little ones and athletic fields to enjoy organized sports. Now [...]