READ THE UPDATED JULY 2, 2009 LETTER BY CLICKING HERE June 29, 2009 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Senate President pro tempore Darrell Steinberg Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth Assembly Speaker Karen Bass Assembly Minority Leader Sam Blakeslee State Capitol Sacramento, CA re: Legal Requirements to Keep State Parks Open for All Dear Governor Schwarzenegger, Senate President [...]

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Triumph of the Heart The World Wall is a traveling installation mural that envisions a future without fear. It was conceived by Chicana mural artist and UCLA Professor Judith F. Baca and coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in celebration of 30 years of community-based, participatory public arts projects. The World [...]

City to file lawsuit against Coastal Commission Malibu Times Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:20 PM PDT Angered by the commission’s indifference to residents’ and city officials pleas to consider the risks of fire and other hazards, and approve a ban on overnight camping within city limits, the council authorizes the city attorney to file suit [...]

Located on the north end of Chinatown, St. Bridget’s Chinese Catholic Center has been a centering force for Los Angeles’s Chinese community since its founding in 1940. Each Sunday, the newly remodeled church hosts one service in English and one in Cantonese. Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr. Learn more about Monuments, Diversity, [...]

By JERÉ LONGMAN New York Times Published: June 24, 2009 BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — When the final whistle blew and the United States had collected one of its greatest soccer victories, defeating Spain, the No. 1 team in the world, the American players ran and jumped into one another’s arms and waved towels. . . [...]

Named for Father Junipero Serra, the founder of the California mission system and the first 9 of the 21 missions, the park is located in El Pueblo at the east side of the Plaza. Father Serra first visited the Los Angeles area in 1782, and resisted the fledgling civilian settlement on the grounds that it [...]

June 22, 2009 The Honorable Gary A. Feess United States District Court Central District of California Los Angeles, CA re: Extend Federal Oversight over Los Angeles Police Department Dear Judge Feess: We respectfully urge the Court to extend federal judicial oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Ending oversight now would be like the [...]

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Published: June 21, 2009 LOS ANGELES — There are not a multitude of ways to close a $24 billion state budget gap, but in California, the answer is probably going to come down to who gets hurt the most. . . . Back in the real world, where libraries are laying off workers, [...]

Seven Los Angeles buildings that experts say have played significant roles in the lives of local African Americans have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, authorities have announced… . The newly designated landmarks include three buildings designed by Paul R. Williams, who in the 1920s is said to have been the only [...]