Category Archive: 'Urban Parks Movement'
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
June 29, 2009 UPDATED July 2, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg
Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee
State Capitol Sacramento, CA
re: Legal Requirements to Keep State Parks Open for All
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate President Steinberg, Senate Minority Leader Hollingsworth, Speaker Bass, and Assembly Minority Leader Blakeslee:
We demand that [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Free the Beach!, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, The City Project, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Raul Macias Field at L.A. River Center Grand Opening Jan. 24, 2009
Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
READ THE UPDATED JULY 2, 2009 LETTER BY CLICKING HERE
June 29, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg
Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth
Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA
re: Legal Requirements to Keep State Parks Open for All
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate President Steinberg, Senate Minority Leader Hollingsworth, Speaker Bass, and Assembly Minority [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, The City Project, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
City to file lawsuit against Coastal Commission
Malibu Times
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:20 PM PDT
Angered by the commission’s indifference to residents’ and city officials pleas to consider the risks of fire and other hazards, and approve a ban on overnight camping within city limits, the council authorizes the city attorney to file suit against the commission.
By [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Free the Beach!, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: June 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES — There are not a multitude of ways to close a $24 billion state budget gap, but in California, the answer is probably going to come down to who gets hurt the most. . . .
Back in the real world, where libraries are laying off workers, parks are preparing [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Seven Los Angeles buildings that experts say have played significant roles in the lives of local African Americans have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, authorities have announced… .
The newly designated landmarks include three buildings designed by Paul R. Williams, who in the 1920s is said to have been the only licensed [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Everyday Heroes, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, Public Art, Urban Parks Movement
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Anahuak Youth Sports Association, Urban Semillas, and The City Project invite you to have fun in the park this weekend!
Rio de Los Angeles is a world-class, balanced park with active and passive recreation that meets the needs of
the community as defined by the community. The park is a best practice example [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Everyday Heroes, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy, Native American Sites, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
“Many people before us [wanted] to preserve this park only with nature. They had the good intention of restoring the park by leaving the trees the flora, and the fauna. And that’s when the problem started, because other people wanted other things, like soccer fields and recreation for our community.” Raul Macia, President and Founder, [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Everyday Heroes, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Budget panel wants to keep parks open and keep healthcare for low-income children. GOP leaders scoff at proposed tax hikes and criticize Democratic leaders for addressing only part of the deficit.
By Shane Goldmacher
11:02 PM PDT, June 15, 2009
Reporting from Sacramento — A state budget panel Monday rejected some of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most extreme proposals [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, The City Project, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, June 15th, 2009
The California Budget Conference Committee took up the the state parks budget on Thursday, June 11, but did not take action and held the item “open” until this week. At this time, we believe they may take the item up for a vote as early as June 15, Monday.
The governor proposes cutting 87% of the [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Justice, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
