Paul Krugman N.Y. Times: The reality is that President Obama has made huge concessions. He has already cut spending sharply, and has now offered additional big spending cuts, including a cut in Social Security benefits, while signaling his willingness to retain many of the Bush tax cuts, even for people with very high incomes. Taken [...]

SoCal >; Departures >; Land of Sunshine >; Green Justice >; Just Transportation: Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for All? Green Justice Just Transportation: Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for All? by Robert Garcia on December 20, 2012 2:00 PM Measure J, which would have raised $90 billion through a half [...]

Daphne Hsu, a Staff Attorney at The City Project, reconnects with Chips Quinn Scholars for Diversity in Journalism Program Director, Karen Catone. An alum of CQS, Daphne participated in 2012 Election Protection in Richmond, Virginia. Before coming to The City Project, Daphne served as a law clerk to Judge Morgan Christen of the U.S. Court of [...]

The National Park Service (NPS) acknowledges access to parks and recreational facilities for communities of color is a serious concern. “[C]ommunities of color and children have disproportionately low access to parks and open space in Los Angeles County,” according to a NPS draft study of the proposed national recreation area in the San Gabriels. Citing The [...]

The National Parks Service (NPS) draft study of the proposed national recreation area for the San Gabriel Mountains cites work of The City Project and its allies to diversify access to and support for mountains, beaches, and rivers through Transit to Trails. NPS prepared the Draft San Gabriel Watershed and Mountains Special Resource Study to determine [...]

The National Park Service (NPS) draft study of the proposed national recreation area for the San Gabriel Mountains focuses on improving access to green space and easing park disparities in the Los Angeles region. Citing the work of The City Project and others, NPS highlights: Statewide, Los Angeles County is one of the most disadvantaged [...]

The City Project celebrates the annual holiday parade in Echo Park with Anahuak Youth Sports Association and MRCA (Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority). Children from Anahuak and the MRCA Junior Ranger Program were joined by parents and coaches (and The City Project’s Robert García) for the celebration on Sunday, December 9, 2012. The MRCA Junior [...]

We ask you to make a year end contribution to support equal justice, democracy and livability for all. Thanks to your support, The City Project is celebrating our second decade. In the past year alone we have enjoyed remarkable victories with diverse allies to define access to parks and recreation as an environmental justice issue, [...]

Click here to read the entire article. Click here to view the video “Park Poor.” Tom Hayden, founder and Director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center, has led a long and distinguished career of activism, politics, and writing dedicated to public service. He is currently a board member with The City Project. He was instrumental [...]