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Wellington Square Farmers Market a BIG HIT!!

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Tuesday, 06 April 2010 00:01; Written by Dianne Lawrence

I was so excited about the opening of the Wellington Square Certified Farmers Market,I put on my Sunday best and my finest jewlery! I wasn’t disappointed. The atmosphere was festive and exciting as neighbors from communities throughout the 10th district converged, meeted, greeted, gossiped, laughed, smiled and most importantly, bought.…

The New Localism

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Monday, 05 April 2010 18:32; Written by Renee Montgomery

Driving home every night after a hard day’s work, I breathe a sigh of relief upon seeing this fellow. He’s standing there every evening at La Brea and San Vicente Blvd., welcoming me back to my Mid-City neighborhood. With his outstretched arm, he defines the entrance to my ‘hood, as…

April/May Editors Note

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Monday, 05 April 2010 18:03; Written by Dianne Lawrence

I realized the other day that we are two issues away from our 2nd Year Anniversary! The Neighborhood News continues to show me it has a life of its own. I feel priviledged to be a facilitator for this community resource. Our Associate Editor, Renee Montgomery writes about the New Localism and why…

711, LIQUOR STORES, COMMUNITY CONCERNS

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Saturday, 03 April 2010 23:43; Written by Dianne Lawrence

711, looking to open a new location, has been nosing around the MINC and UNNC community. Residents turned up to a MINC meeting to speak with a 711 repesentative who cancelled at the last minute. There was strong response from many in the MINC community against any additional liquor selling…

Local Members of the California Redevelopment Agency’s Project Area Committee

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 14:45; Written by CRA

(CRA MID CITY PAC) Residential: 1) Nadr Saborough2) Luis Flores3) Carlos Amado4) Oluwabukola Fanjimi5) Sylvia Jones Business:1) Robert Reinmann2) Johnny Green3) Tony Shibata4) Ivan Newman5) Harvey Levin6) Ronal Smothers7) Irwin Davidson Community Organization:1) Keith Moret2) Robert Norris3) Jarrell Davis4) Tom Smith5) Dessie Reese6) Peter Schulberg7) Ramona Whitney8) Claudia Bayard-Hall …

Brent Green Turns 42, Neighborhood Benefits

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 14:43; Written by Jeff Copeland

To celebrate his 42nd birthday, Brent Green, local Landscaper, community organizer and previously profiled in the Neighborhood News, donated 42 trees to the La Brea Park West community (between Redondo and La Brea, north of the 10. California Pepper trees and Sycamores were some of the varieties that were planted throughout Region 7.

The New MOVE OVER Law

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 14:40; Written by Dianne Lawrence

$754 Fine if violated More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed since 1999 after being struck by vehicles along America’s highways, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. To lower that deadly toll, a new coalition of traffic safety and law enforcement groups is launching…

Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 17:32; Written by William M. Welchand, Donna Leinwand

From USA Today.LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to…

METRO RAIL ACTIVITY

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Monday, 08 March 2010 23:09; Written by Dianne Lawrence

ATTENTION RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, BUSINESSES, CUSTOMERS AND/OR VISITORS What: Metro contractors will be conducting exploratory drilling as a part of the planning and environmental analysis for the proposed Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project. Collecting soil samples is essential to assess the conditions below the ground surface in order to prepare the…

Heavy Impact of Light Rail

Details: Category: Community News; Published on Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:20; Written by MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS

"In the low-income neighborhoods in which apartment dwellers will look straight out their front windows to see speeding trains, and where retail stores already lead a fragile existence, the rail line could become a development death sentence." A light-rail line, when built carefully to fit its surroundings, can create a…

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Wellington Square Farmers Market a BIG HIT!!

The New Localism

April/May Editors Note

711, LIQUOR STORES, COMMUNITY CONCERNS

Local Members of the California Redevelopment Agency’s Project Area Committee

Brent Green Turns 42, Neighborhood Benefits

The New MOVE OVER Law

Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana

METRO RAIL ACTIVITY

Heavy Impact of Light Rail

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