Monthly Archive: April, 2008
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Colonel Magness sent the attached letter dated April 7, 2008, to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, “to clarify and augment the project’s administrative record before you” “My staff consistently endeavors to render fair and balanced decisions within the bounds of our implementing regulations and based on thebest available information. For this reason, I am compelled to highlight a few areas of the public record where I have found inaccurate statements as well as inferences that misrepresent the Corps preliminary determinations within the context of our CWA and NEPA statutory responsibilities.”
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Save Panhe and San Onofre, Transportation Justice
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
ARMY TACKLES TOLL ROAD Posted by Alex Brant-Zawadzki in 241 Toll Road, Breaking News April 9, 2008 4:49 PM OC Weekly Permalink | Comments (4) When supporters of the 241 (Foothill-South) toll road and its builder, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, hear opponents claim they’ll stop the project, the reply is usually along the lines of, [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Free the Beach!, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Save Panhe and San Onofre
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 to stop the toll road on February 6, 2008. The struggle never ends. The toll road agency has appealed to the United States Department of Commerce. United Coalition to Protect Panhe and The City Project are working with a diverse and growing alliance to save Panhe and San Onofre [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Free the Beach!, Health and Equality, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Save Panhe and San Onofre
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
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Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Schools and Communities, Urban Parks Movement
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The City Project’s Executive Director and Counsel Robert García presented the Policy Report Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region before the full Los Angeles City Council on March 18, 2008. Council members responded in a public conversation about a fair system of park finance and fees [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Monday, April 7th, 2008
A Tale of Two Studies: Some Concerned Rec and Parks Report Replicates Work Already Done by Anna Scott Los Angeles Downtown News April 7, 2008 The city Department of Recreation and Parks, under scrutiny for $130 million in unspent park funds gathered from developers, now faces increased pressure to come up with a plan for [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Friday, April 4th, 2008
The prevalence of childhood obesity by city council district for Los Angeles is shown in Chart 403CLA. The highest level is 29.3% in district 9 (Parks) in South Los Angeles. Even the lowest level of 18.1% is unacceptably high in district 5 (Weiss) in West L.A. The prevalence of childhood obesity varied significantly among cities [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Councilman Tom LaBonge urges each councilmember to assign a deputy to work study The City Project’s Policy Report on healthy parks, schools, and communities. “Every day is another opportunity to try to create more space for people to live a better life in a city. A city, if you look at a city, how it’s [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Councilwoman Jan Perry discusses the need for communities that are not park poor to work with communities that are to create parks for all. Download the letter to the City Council summarizing our recommendations. Download the Policy Report Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region.
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
