LAUSD sustainability plan survives budget cuts
Plans to make Los Angeles Unified School District the most sustainable in the country continue to grow despite budget cuts across the district. In February the district announced plans to move forward...
View ArticleLos Angeles County sees first ‘green’ park
What used to be a devastated, vacant lot is now Los Angeles County’s first park with drought-resistant plants, permeable pavement, recycled materials for both park benches and tables, and solar...
View ArticleCommunity garden still going strong after five years
The music was blaring as residents walked the street fair on Raymond Avenue in South Los Angeles, on Saturday, to celebrate the saving of its community garden by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust...
View ArticleRedefining environmentalism in South LA
By gardening and keeping lights low, a family in Watts challenges mainstream notions of “environmentalism.” Ashley and her mother in the garden at their Watts home. | Ashley Hansack “Turn off the damn...
View ArticleUrban farm bill could help transform South LA’s empty lots
A patch of dirt and weeds in an empty lot in South L.A. | Jordyn Holman More farms might begin cropping up around South Los Angeles thanks to a proposed bill by the Los Angeles City Council. Council...
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