Category Archive: 'Heritage Parkscape'

KCET Departures What Is Green Justice? Robert Garcia

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Green Justice What Is Green Justice? by Robert Garcia I am a civil rights attorney. I have represented people on Death Row, helped free Geronimo Pratt, the former Black Panther leader, from prison after 27 years for a crime he did not commit, prosecuted public corruption and international drug trafficking conspiracies, and litigated international banking cases [...]

The Year in Pictures 2011

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Click on the text or images for more information. Save Watts Towers! LACMA New York Times Why Didn’t They Just Stop? Public Outcry Stops Excavation at El Pueblo Campo Santo Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Orange County Policy Report / Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el [...]

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros began the mural era in Los Angeles in 1932 with his painting of “America Tropical” on the south façade of the second story of the Italian Hall in El Pueblo. The mural depicts a native crucified on a double cross, with what the artist called an “American imperialist eagle” stretching out its talons above [...]

Por qué Importan los Parques: Identidad Cultural

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Los Angeles [...]

Why Parks Matter: Cultural Heritage

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Los Angeles [...]

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Urges More Latino-themed National Parks, Sites

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

With the nation’s Latino population booming and now the country’s largest minority group, the Obama administration’s top Hispanic official is concerned that the federal government is not giving enough attention to Hispanic history and culture. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in the past year has pushed the National Park Service to identify more sites or properties [...]

Great Wall of Los Angeles Celebration, KCET StoryShare, Huffington Post

Friday, September 16th, 2011

From KCET Departures: KCET Departures invites you to participate in a StoryShare event at the Community Picnic Celebrating the Restoration of the Great Wall of Los Angeles. Take the opportunity to share your stories about the Great Wall, or how public murals have shaped your experiences in Los Angeles. Food trucks, music, poetry, and muralists [...]

Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Southern California

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

The City Project is proud to present our policy report Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Southern California. This report maps and analyzes park access and equity in nine counties in Southern California – Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Kern, Santa Barbara, and Imperial – using narrative [...]

Muralism Passing from One Generation to the Next: Restoring the Great Wall of Los Angeles

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

SPARC’s Artistic Director Judy Baca and Project Manager Carlos Rogel restore the Great Wall of Los Angeles in the Los Angeles River. Click here to see the Slide Show and Photo Gallery of the Great Wall Restoration by The City Project. The Great Wall restoration is rich with meaning at many levels.  The Judy Baca [...]

Watts Towers skateboard park is being ‘rushed through,’ state parks official says. L.A. Times.

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn’s plan ‘deserves a full environmental review,’ says Sean Woods, superintendent for the Los Angeles sector. Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn‘s plan to build a skateboard park in the shadow of the Watts Towers is being ramrodded through without full consideration of the potential impact on the fragile national historic landmark or [...]