The National Park Service has selected Transit to Trails for the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program. The NPS will collaborate with The City Project, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, and youth groups including Anahuak Youth Association to serve community recreation and conservation needs. Transit to Trails takes inner city youth and their families and [...]

Portions of the adobe structures were built in the 1790′s as part of the Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera. Archaeological evidence indicates a prehistoric Native American village existed on this site. Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign. Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.

Historian tells Los Angeles’ story through its plaza The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space (University of Texas Press) by William David Estrada Book review by Daniel Olivas Historian William David Estrada brings us a fascinating and well-researched historical examination of his city’s cultural and political heart in The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and [...]

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates Colonel Allen Allensworth and the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town in 1908. Colonel Allensworth, born a slave, served in the Army and Navy and retired as lieutenant colonel, the highest ranking black in the armed forces. [...]

The City Project www.cityprojectca.org is hiring! Transit-to-Trails Program Coordinator Job Description: The City Project’s Transit-to-Trails Program Coordinator will be responsible for helping coordinate the Transit-to-Trails program which takes urban youth and their families on mountain, beach and river day trips. Responsibilities include coordinating and promoting events, creating bilingual flyers, calling families, making presentations, and tracking [...]

Founded in 1887 by a small group of Chinese Christians, the church was located on North Los Angeles Street, just a few buildings from where the Chinese American Museum now stands. It was the first church in Chinatown. In 1947, the church moved to 825 North Hill Street, where it is located today. Visit the [...]

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park commemorates Colonel Allen Allensworth and the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town in 1908. Colonel Allensworth, born a slave, served in the Army and Navy and retired as lieutenant colonel, the highest ranking black in the armed forces. [...]

14400 Foothill Boulevard, Sylmar. A flat, 3.8 acre Sylmar site, the cemetery is covered with native grasses and includes a walkway and memorial patio. It is the second-oldest cemetery in the San Fernando Valley and holds the remains of early pioneers, Civil War Veterans and Mission Indians. Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy [...]

THE UNITED COALITION TO PROTECT PANHE ART AUCTION BENEFIT Saturday, October 25, 2008: 2-7 pm Silent Auction Event: 4-6 pm The proposed toll road threatens Panhe, our Sacred Ceremonial Site, as well as Trestles, the World Famous Surf Beach, San Mateo Campground, and San Onofre State Beach. The Silent Auction Benefit is sponsored by the [...]

Thank you to Naui Ocelotl Huitzilopochtli for making this video and posting it on his YouTube site! Please visit www.savepanhe.org and www.savesanonofre.org.