Category Archive: 'Save Panhe and San Onofre'
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Save Panhe and San Onofre, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
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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? [...]
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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, [...]
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, Map Justice, Public Art, Save Panhe and San Onofre, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
31% of children in San Diego are overweight or obese. Simply stated, overweight and obesity are part of a health crisis in San Diego. Map SD-3 shows that the rates of child obesity are high throughout the San Diego region. This map also shows that the highest concentrations of obese children are in the southwestern [...]
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
Despite vast amounts of green space in San Diego County, not all residents have equal access to these resources. The most park poor areas of the region are also the areas with the highest concentrations of low income households and people of color. In fact, there are few areas in the region with high concentrations [...]
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010
In San Diego County, children of color living in poverty with no access to a car have the worst access to parks and green space, and suffer from the highest levels of childhood obesity. The San Diego Foundation and The City Project have released the Parks for Everyone report that highlights the disparities that exist [...]
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Lillian Robles at Puvungna The late Lillian Robles, a holy woman of the Achachemen/Tongva people, started the Annual Ancestor March. Dear Lillian Robles, nee Valenzuela, was oppressed and depressed by plans to build a strip mall on the last 39 acres of Puvungna, the sacred spot of the Native American religion of Southern California. Yes, [...]
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