PRESS RELEASE Embargoed for Release: 7/31/07 Please don’t call anyone for comment until after the event has taken place Contact: Peter Kuhns ACORN (213) 272-1141 Robert García 213-977-1035 The City Project CENTRAL CITY WEST AREA FAMILIES DEMAND OPENING OF MIGUEL CONTRERAS POOL In Bathing Suits and Towels, Group of Local Low-Income Residents Plead for the [...]

NEIGHBORS * PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS * AREA AGENCIES JOIN THE 26th SENATE DISTRICT EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS AND THE 47TH ASSEMBLY DISRICT PEOPLE’S COUNCIL AT THE BALDWIN HILLS ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND PLANNING SUMMIT SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2007 WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE ATA AUDITORIUM 9000 OVERLAND AVENUE CULVER CITY, 90232 8:30 a.m. FREE REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 9:00 [...]

Por Andrea Carrión Diario HOY 213.237.4572 acarrion@hoyllc.com 19 de julio, 2007 www.hoyinternet.com/noticias/localidades/losangeles/hoy-0719piscinajul19,0,6096387.story?coll=hoy-la-heds-top Los Ángeles — Las ansias de algunos vecinos del Centro de Aprendizaje Miguel Contreras por remojarse en su impecable piscina olímpica tocó las fibras del Concejo de la ciudad de Los Ángeles. Esto se hizo evidente ayer cuando una moción presentada por el [...]

Vecinos presionan para que se abra piscina Por Andrea Carrión Diario HOY 213.237.4572 acarrion@hoyllc.com 17 de julio, 2007 Hoy Los Angeles www.hoyinternet.com/noticias/localidades/losangeles/hoy-0716piscinajul17,0,3409406.story Los Ángeles — A tal punto ha llegado la desesperación de algunos residentes que viven cerca al centro de Los Ángeles por hacer pública la alberca olímpica del Centro de Aprendizaje Miguel Contreras, [...]

Mr. Mayor, tear down that fence Kevin Roderick Fed up with delays in opening the filled-and-waiting swimming pool at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, activists have posted their own Craigslist ad to help the city hire the necessary lifeguards. Unofficially, of course.

In one of the most densely populated areas west of the Mississippi, one of the poorest areas in the nation, and one of the most dangerous in Los Angeles, lies one of the most modern learning complexes in the country, but it does not serve the community during the summer. Gran alberca al servicio de [...]

Los Angeles Times Editorial Getting physical With high levels of diabetes and obesity, California school kids need better P.E. classes and a better measure of fitness. July 12, 2007 CALIFORNIA’S SCHOOL KIDS are out of shape. Only about one-quarter typically meet minimum standards on the state’s physical fitness exam, and at some schools not one [...]

EIR Study triggers concerns for health impact The 26th Senate District Empowerment Congress and the 47th Assembly District People’s Council are joining forces to ensure area residents are engaged and empowered in the environmental review process for the oil fields along La Cienega, as well as current City and County land use planning efforts for [...]

Share urban design ideas for the Los Angeles River at eight Saturday workshops on July 14, July 21, August 4, and August 11. Learn more about River revitalization, justice, and gentrification in the following video clips from the Los Angeles River documentary by Plasmatic Concepts. Community leader Raul Maci­as and The City Project’s Robert Garci­a [...]

Open Letter to the Mayor — Please write to the Mayor too! Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Re: Be a Hero! Open the Miguel Contreras Pool Now! Dear Mayor: The Olympic size pool at the new $168 million Miguel Contreras Learning Complex is filled with water and [...]