Daily News July 27, 2005 By Beth Barrett, Staff Writer Robert Garcia, who recently stepped down as head of Los Angeles Unified’s bond oversight committee, resigned Tuesday after five years on the panel, which oversees about $15 billion in construction and modernization projects. Garcia, also executive director of the nonprofit Center for Law in the [...]

The Center for Law in the Public Interest has published an article to help legal service providers improve human health and the quality of life for traditionally underserved communities through equal access to schools, parks, and green spaces. The article Healthy Children, Healthy Communities, and Legal Services, published in a special issue on Environmental Justice [...]

“Los Angeles is park-poor … so this land represents a whole range of values,” said Robert Garcia, executive director of the Center for Law in the Public Interest. “The Millard Canyon trails are of cultural and historical significance, but they are also beautiful…. This is about health, beauty and open space.” Los Angeles Times County [...]

Lawsuits bombard residents Lawyers vie for trails through foothill community By Kimm Groshong , Staff Writer ALTADENA — The County of Los Angeles and the Center for Law in the Public Interest filed lawsuits against the La Vina Homeowners Association Thursday, increasing pressure on the residents of the gated foothills community to provide public-access trails [...]

A creek flowing through historic Millard Canyon. The Center for Law in the Public Interest, together with the private firms of Reed Smith and English Munger & Rice, have filed a complaint to preserve public access to the trails in historic Millard Canyon that begins in the Angeles National Forest and ends at the Arroyo [...]

July 18, 2005 Chairman Joseph E. Petrillo and Members of the Board California High Speed Rail Authority Mehdi Morshed, Executive Director 925 L Street, Suite 1425 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Avoid Severe and Unnecessary Impacts against the People, the Los Angeles River, and State Parks; Adopt “Corridor for Further Study” for High-Speed Rail; and Implement [...]

By Carla Rivera Times Staff Writer July 14, 2005 Forty years after the Watts riots exposed the dismal social conditions afflicting many African American communities, blacks continue to trail other ethnic groups in housing, healthcare and criminal justice, a report issued Wednesday concludes. Blacks in Los Angeles County are twice as likely as other groups [...]

Yosemite National Park News Release July 13, 2005 Yosemite National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson was presented the Cultural Heritage Award by the Center for Law in the Public Interest at their 34th Anniversary Dinner in Los Angeles, CA on June 30, 2005. Ranger Johnson was honored for his work on the Buffalo Soldier program in [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 14, 2005 Contact: Michael Bustamante 916.425.0839 michael@mjbstratregies.com Antonio Gonzalez 323.222.2217 agonzalez@wcvi.org Alliance Raises $1,000,000 for Los Angeles State Historic Park (Cornfield) and Announces Community Gains A diverse alliance including the Anahuak Youth Soccer Association, the Center for Law in the Public Interest, Madres de la Tierra, Remapping-LA and the William C. [...]

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature have included over $9 million for the Baldwin Hills Park and Conservancy in the final state budget approved on July 11, 2005. State officials listened to the people and rejected the proposal by the California Performance Review (CPR) to eliminate the Conservancy and its state funding. The Center spearheaded [...]