L.A. THEN AND NOW Restoring harmony with reburial of Native American remains Artifacts and ancestors exhumed for construction of Playa Vista will be returned to the earth, ending a years-long rift between tribal members and developers. By Tami Abdollah and Jason Song  December 14, 2008 More than 15 years of acrimony came to an end [...]

Harmony Keepers at Panhe. The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007. These images are used with the [...]

December 11, 2008 Contact: Nate Kaplan-(213) 473-7011 GABRIELINO TONGVA REMAINS TO BE REBURIED THIS WEEKEND AT PLAYA VISTA Who: Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl Members of the Gabrielino Tongva Indians of CA Members of the San Gabrielle Band of Mission Indians Members of the Carmelo Group Members of the Candelaria Group When: Saturday, December [...]

Please click here to make a secure online donation to support The City Project. Dear Friends, When Barack Obama took the podium for his victory speech on the night of November 4, 2008, he began with the grace, humility and inclusiveness that one hopes will be the hallmark of his presidency.  He began: “If there is anyone out [...]

  The SPARC building, formerly the Venice Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, was an active jail from 1929 until the early seventies. SPARC made the jail its headquarters in 1977 and “liberated” the space for the arts. The Old Venice jail houses SPARC’s Mural Resource and Education Center, the SPARC gallery, the UCLA/SPARC [...]

Putiidhem. The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007. These images are used with the permission of the [...]

By SAM ROBERTS New York Times Published: December 8, 2008 For the first time, Hispanic, black, Asian and other nonwhite residents account for half the population of the nation’s largest cities, according to new census figures. In 2000, the Census Bureau found that non-Hispanic whites were 52.3 percent of the people in the central cities of all metropolitan [...]

Recently released survey results suggest that suburban communities have continued to integrate, with significant increases in the Asian and Latino populations. By Rich Connell, Doug Smith and Teresa Watanabe  December 9, 2008 Los Angeles Times The integration of Southern California’s suburban communities continued apace into the second half of the decade, driven by steadily growing [...]

Chinese Historical Society This image is featured in the 2008 Schmap Los Angeles Guide. Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr. Learn more about Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy.

Louis Robles, Jr., at Panhe. The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007. These images are used with [...]