Category Archive: 'The City Project'

Art and Black Los Angeles 1960-1980 Pacific Standard Time

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Pacific Standard Time unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene.

Lance Armstrong Cleared, TCB

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Lance Armstrong California Tour 2009 Pasadena Rose Bowl “I am gratified to learn that the US Attorney’s Office is closing its investigation. It is the right decision and I commend them for reaching it. I look forward to continuing my life as a father, a competitor, and an advocate in the fight against cancer without [...]

Who is the 1%? the .1%? the 99%? And why does 1% v 99% matter anyway? Where is race and ethnicity in Occupy?

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Click here to read Tom Hayden and Robert Garcia on Occupy. . . The New York Times has analyzed the demographics of the 1% in a series of features linked in green below. The Wealth Gap The wealth gap, as measured by net worth, is much more extreme than the income gap. The New York [...]

Guatemalan Dictator Ordered to Stand Trial for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity NY Times

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala’s former military dictator, was ordered by a Guatemalan judge on Thursday to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity leveled at him. He is accused of orchestrating the razing of Indian villages decades ago during the country’s long civil war. . . . It came at the end of [...]

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 [...]

Happy Chinese New Year!

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Today marks Chinese New Year’s Day and the reign of the Black Water Dragon. Here are some interesting aspects of the Black Water Dragon to consider for the upcoming year! “Ever since 1996 the year element has been in a destructive relationship with the fixed element of the animal sign. That is the longest unfavorable [...]

End Piracy, Not Privacy

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Tell Congress, please don’t censor the web.

The Great Wall of Los Angeles SPARC Judy Baca Pacific Standard Time MOCA

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Pacific Standard Time unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene See the revitalization of the Great Wall of Los Angeles

Sam Maloof, Woodworker Pacific Standard Time Huntington Library

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Pacific Standard Time unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene

Tell NPS Why a San Gabriel National Recreation Area Is Important to You

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Children in support of Alternative D at an NPS public hearing in El Monte. The National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting public comments about creating a National Recreation Area in the San Gabriel Mountains and Watershed. Based on previous public comments, NPS developed four alternative scenarios. Alternative D most closely resembles our vision for [...]