MTA consent decree drives different reactions in L.A. Daily News April 24, 2005 By Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer It was a quarter that prompted the consent decree governing the MTA – a proposal to raise the cost of a one-way bus trip by 25 cents while eliminating popular monthly bus passes. The Bus Riders Union [...]

WHEREAS the LAUSD Budget Office proposes that Community, Youth, After School and Weekend Community Groups – including but not limited to Girl and Boy Scouts, PTA and other parent and community associations, nonprofit after school supplemental education, recreation and sports programs that have traditionally used LAUSD facilities for free – be charged a fee in [...]

Private developers and wealthy homeowners seek to block access to the Westridge Canyon Back Wilderness Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, one of the most precious natural resources in Southern California. The “Big Wild” is a 21,000 acre urban wilderness with a continuous network of green space and trails stretching from the San Fernando Valley [...]

Sharon Bernstein and Nicholas Shields Los Angeles Times April 12, 2005 Soaring gasoline prices are pushing more commuters to use public transportation, say officials at L.A. County’s two biggest rail and bus operators.

By Lee Romney Times Staff Writer April 20, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO — Minority bus riders and community groups from Alameda and Contra Costa counties filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission of maintaining a “separate and unequal transit system” that favors white suburban commuters. The lawsuit is modeled on a [...]

Geffen to Reimburse $300,000 Payment to state and a nonprofit group will settle lawsuits over access to Malibu beach. By Kenneth R. Weiss Times Staff Writer April 16, 2005 Record producer David Geffen has agreed to reimburse the state and a nonprofit group $300,000 in attorneys fees and costs incurred during his nearly three-year legal [...]

On April 21-22, 2005, healthy cities and smart growth practitioners and advocates will convene in Berkeley, California, for a conference on the built environment and the public’s health and well-being. Participants will include policymakers, philanthropists, academics and experts in public health, community development, transportation, housing, the environment, demography, urban design and the non-profit sector. Keynote [...]

The Center will be one of 20 organizations featured at the “Los Angeles River – The Future is Now” campaign launch and poster unveiling. The event is part of the City’s 2005 public outreach campaign to create awareness about the Los Angeles River. The campaign will work towards educating residents living in Los Angeles about [...]

Los Angeles Times March 31, 2005 WASHINGTON — Child obesity has more than tripled in three decades, and the increased health risk associated with being fat has wiped out progress in other areas, according to a report issued Wednesday. The annual report on U.S. child welfare from Duke University and the Foundation for Child Development [...]