There has been an increasing realization of the need for environmental interventions to increase physical activity levels in the population. Although promising, the impact of these strategies in reducing obesity-related disparities will be limited by the presence of inequities in the distribution of activity-related resources in the community. Advocacy efforts are critically needed to ensure [...]

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Soda Lake is a glistening bed of white salt, set within a vast open grassland, rimmed by mountains. The Lake, a normally dry playa, covers an area of about 3,000 acres, and is one of the dominant geographic features of the Carrizo Plain. A crust of sodium sulfates and carbonates are the result of evaporating [...]

Raul Macias Field at L.A. River Center Grand Opening Jan. 24, 2009 Robert Garcia, Robbie LaBelle, and Raul Macias with Anahuak youth. Grand Opening January 24, 2009 A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, Raul Macias founded Anahuak Youth Sports Association in 1997 to give children in communities close to the Los Angeles River in Northeast Los [...]

“According to an analysis of New York Times and CBS News polls, [President] Obama has the lowest approval rating among whites at the end of his first year in office than any president in the 30 years that The Times and CBS News have collected such data. And the gap between Obama and the others [...]

January 21, 2010 EDITORIAL New York Times “[President Obama] seems to have lost touch with two core issues for Americans: their jobs and their homes. “Mr. Obama’s challenge is that most Americans are not seeing a recovery. They are seeing 10 percent unemployment and a continuing crisis in the housing market. They have watched as [...]

Symposium Title:  How Equitable Growth Supports the New Green Economy Organizer/Moderator: Carlton Eley, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Discussants: 1.  Carlton Brown, COO of Full Spectrum 2.  Robert Garcia, Executive Director and Founder of The City Project 3.  Bob Gough, Secretary, Intertribal Council on Utitlity Policy Session Goals: 1. Learn how communities are [...]

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"Public parks are a safety valve of great cities and should be made accessible and attractive where neither race, creed, nor color should be excluded." Griffith Jenkins Griffith. Today Los Angeles is park poor, and there are unfair park, school, and health disparities. See the City Project’s study mapping green access and equity for the [...]