See a photogallery of Allensworth.
The City Project celebrates Black History Month by honoring Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park; Ted Jackson, Director of Operations at the California Department of Parks and Recreation; and Buffalo Soldiers who patrolled parks in California.
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by [...]

The California Coastal Commission has concluded that the “No Camping” signs posted at the Malibu city limits are “are inconsistent with the City’s ordinances, LCP [local coastal plan], and the Coastal Act.” The staff letter to Malibu suggests changing the signs to avoid further confusion, defuse controversy, and bring the signs into compliance with [...]

The City Project joins People for Parks and others in urging the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to support the shared use of schools, pools, and parks. Download our letter here.
The City Project has long advocated for the shared use of parks and schools to optimize the scarce use of land and public [...]

Acjachemen tribal member Louis Robles, Jr., posted the sign featured in the New York Times, and testified emotionally when the Coastal Commission voted 8-2 against the toll road that would devastate the sacred site of Panhe and San Onofre State Beach.

Axel Koester for The New York Times
NEWS ANALYSIS
In California, Coastal Commission Wields Vast Power
By JENNIFER [...]

This blog post presents three reports from the California Endowment.
There is unprecedented need to reform physical education (PE) in California’s schools. High levels of obesity and diabetes and low fitness levels in California children, particularly in Latino, African American and Native American youth, indicate the need for our schools to make PE a priority. [...]

Download Controller Laura Chick’s Audit of Quimby Park Fees.
Recreation and Parks Department’s Program Plagued by Poor Accounting

by Anna Scott
Staff Writer
The city Department of Recreation and Parks has overcharged developers at least $5 million in park fees since 2004, due to an accounting error by city planners, according to a newly released report. Additionally, the department [...]

Story by Jeesoo Park
Preservation Online February 20, 2008
A spacious, 3,000-acre state park that runs along the Pacific Ocean, San Diego’s San Onofre State Beach is a popular vacation spot for the 2.4 million who visit each year. It’s also the sacred site of Panhe, an ancient village of the native Acjachemen people who still reside [...]

Workshop Series 4: Effective Strategies, Creating Tactics of Action
(Friday, March 7, 8:30am-10:30am)

Urban Greening, Parks, and Social Justice
Parks, recreation, and open space are critical elements of community life, and disparities in the quality and accessibility of parks is an important social equity issue. The growing understanding of the relationship between the built environment and [...]