The Los Angeles River stretches 52 miles and crosses 13 cities, flowing through diverse communities from Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley through downtown Los Angeles to the ocean in Long Beach. The Los Angeles River can unite the city across racial, ethnic, and economic lines and link all of Los Angeles together as [...]

The City Project releases the Policy Report Economic Stimulus, Green Space, and Equal Justice with diverse allies including Anahuak Youth Sports Association; Dr. Robert Bullard of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University; Robert Bracamontes of the Acjachemen Nation, Juaneno Tribe; California Center for Public Health Advocacy; Caminando con Fe/Walking with Faith; PolicyLink and [...]

The City Project is happy to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth. Visit the Central Avenue Jazz Park along the Heritage Parkscape.

Archeological surveys discovered sites of villages of the Tongva/Gabrieleños at the mouth of Fern Dell Canyon, leaving little doubt that fairly large settlements existed in this area and others. See a 360° panorama of Griffith Park from the Hollyridge Trail. Learn more about Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy. Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.

The National Park Service’s Woody Smeck, Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, writes: Dear Friends: This past Wednesday, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced the allocation of federal stimulus funding for infrastructure projects in the National Park System.  I am pleased to announce that Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will receive $10.54 [...]

The New York Times April 27, 2009 EDITORIAL The federal school lunch program, which subsidizes meals for 30 million low-income children, was created more than half a century ago to combat malnutrition. A breakfast program was added during the 1960s, and both were retooled a decade ago in an attempt to improve the nutritional value [...]

San Jacinto Wilderness April 2009

Click on the image to visit the Manzanar Committee blog. “Manzanar National Historic Site preserves the stories and resources of Manzanar for this and future generations. We will facilitate a park experience that weaves the stories of the various occupations of Manzanar faithfully, completely, and accurately. Manzanzar Historic Site will provide leadership for the protection [...]

Transit to Trails takes inner city youth and their families and friends on fun mountain, beach, and Los Angeles River trips. The project enriches their education about water, land, wildlife, and cultural history, and the importance of physical activity and healthy eating for life-long health. Transit to Trails is a creative partnership between: Mountains and [...]