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The Governor has proposed closing 48 out of 278 priceless State Parks to save money. The proposal would close one out of every six state parks, to save just $9 million.
Four counties with the greatest green access need [...]

Transit to Trails visited the Wishtoyo Foundation’s Chumash Demonstration Village Project in Malibu on April 26, 2008.

The Village will consist of the creation of an outdoor working Native American village on a four-acre site at Nicholas Canyon County Beach in Malibu, creating the only living Chumash cultural village of its kind in Southern California.
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UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

KLCS and KCET Broadcasts!

KLCS - Mondays at 8PM - April 28, May 5, 12, and 19

April 28: In Sickness and In Wealth
May 5: When the Bough Breaks and Becoming American
May 12: Bad Sugar and Place Matters
May 19: Collateral Damage and Not Just a [...]

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival features Native American tribes performing an intertribal dance at the Louisiana Native National Tent on April 25, 2008.

Learn more about The City Project’s Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation has published a study based on the public’s need to become more aware of California’s cultural diversity and its tangible manifestations on the land. Five Views: An Ethnic Sites Survey for California (1988) can serve as a best practice example guide for cultural and heritage monuments that celebrate [...]

The Central Avenue Jazz Park across the street from the Dunbar Hotel in South Los Angeles, and a tile mural created by community youths in the Park, commemorate the Golden Age of Jazz in Los Angeles. The Park and tile mural are a best practice example of a cultural, historical, or artistic resource that celebrates [...]

The children of the Anahuak Youth Association planted trees and kicked off the 2008 soccer season on April 19 to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard as part of the greening of the Los Angeles River. Anahuak and The City Project worked with [...]

Great Wall of Los Angeles

The Great Wall of Los Angeles exemplifies a cultural, historical, and artistic monument that celebrates diversity and democracy.

The Great Wall is one of the city’s great landmarks and one of the country’s most respected monuments to multicultural harmony. The Great Wall depicts the history of people of color and other ethnic [...]

Transit to Trails takes inner city youth and their families and friends on fun mountain, beach, and Los Angeles River trips. The project enriches their education about water, land, wildlife, and cultural history, and the importance of physical activity and healthy eating for life-long health.
Transit to Trails will kick off the 2008 season with a [...]