L.A. River Revitalization Public Comments The City Project with the Alianza de los Pueblos del Rio submitted public comments regarding the draft L.A. River Revitalization Master Plan and environmental documents. We support the revitalization of the Los Angeles River. We appreciate the work of the Los Angeles River Ad-Hoc Committee, its Chairman Councilman Ed Reyes, [...]

Today’s Los Angeles Times Editorial tells the story of Bruce’s Beach. Manhattan Beach should too. * * * Los Angeles Times EDITORIAL March 26, 2007 Remembering racism in Manhattan Beach The community renames a small park in honor of African American residents it kicked out. But it’s a halfhearted effort. AFTER NEARLY A century of [...]

Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities The City Project is proud to release our new Policy Report Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region. The Report is a guide for creating healthy, livable communities for all. The Report provides a positive vision to: *Revitalize the Los Angeles and [...]

Here is an opportunity to participate in an upcoming National Park Service Centennial Initiative Listening Session on March 29, 2007, in Los Angeles at (location TBD). The City Project passes along the following information from Deborah DeMeo of the National Parks Conservation Association. The listening sessions are being held all over the U.S. and are [...]

Improving the LA River Revitalization Master Plan Click map to enlarge. There is much to be praised in the draft River Plan, but the plan must take a balanced approach with multiuse projects for parks, schools, ball fields, flood control, housing, and jobs, that serves the diverse needs of Los Angeles. For example, out of [...]