SoCal > Departures > Land of Sunshine > Green Justice > Rest in Peace: Ancestors Finally Return to El Pueblo Rest in Peace: Ancestors Finally Return to El Pueblo by Robert Garcia After improperly excavating the remains of more than 100 people who were buried at the first cemetery in El Pueblo de Los Angeles, [...]

Human remains excavated at El Pueblo Campo Santo, Jan. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) After improperly excavating the remains of more than 100 people who were buried at the first cemetery in El Pueblo de Los Angeles, next to La Placita Catholic Church, downtown, the County of Los Angeles finally returned the remains to their [...]

Los Angeles County is home to more than 25,000 Native American people, the largest population of any county in the United States. Native Americans inhabited most of what is now California for more than 10,000 years prior to European contact. Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and [...]

SoCal > Departures > Land of Sunshine > Green Justice > The Baldwin Hills, Black L.A. and Green Justice Green Justice The Baldwin Hills, Black L.A. and Green Justice by Robert Garcia The Baldwin Hills is an epicenter of excellence in African American culture across the United States, along with Sugar Hill in Harlem and, now, the White House. Even so, black folks in Baldwin [...]

Environmental Grantmakers Association State of the States 2012 The Perils of Shrinking Government: New Challenges for Our Environment Across the nation, state and local governments are accelerating the pace of deregulation and privatization of public services, resources and more. These “solutions” are endangering common assets and the public trust, and are putting at risk the [...]

SoCal > Departures > Land of Sunshine > Green Justice > L.A. State Historic Park: A Deserted Railroad Yard is Transformed Yet Unfinished SHARE by Robert Garcia on February 23, 2012 11:38 AM “On a deserted railroad yard north of Chinatown, one of Los Angeles’ most powerful and tenacious real estate developers, Ed Roski, Jr., met his match,” reported Jesus Sanchez in a front page article in [...]

The River, one of the most environmentally degraded in the world, runs 52 miles through some of the most underserved communities in the region. Community revitalization along the River that puts children and families first can serve as a best practice example for community redevelopment throughout the country. Click here to learn more about ways [...]

Diverse allies have submitted public comments to the National Park Service in support of the proposed National Recreation Area to bring the San Gabriel Mountains closer to the people – and take the people to the mountains. View of the San Gabriel Mountains from the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. The allies recommend that NPS [...]

Click here to see the San Gabriel River Bike Trail slide show and photo gallery by The City Project. The San Gabriel River Trail runs about 40 miles from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean at Seal Beach.  This Class I Trail is a best practice example for urban bike trails across the nation. The San Gabriel [...]

Green Justice Bringing the San Gabriel Mountains Closer to the People by Robert Garcia Paco Serrano, a Highland Park youth advocate with the Anahuak Youth Sports Association, will drive three hours to go hiking and camping in Lake Isabella in the heart of the Kern River Valley, but he has never been to the Angeles [...]