We are a little late in reporting this but just in case you didn't know, last August 2013, City Hall unanimously passed a motion introduced by Council President Herb Wesson, allowing Los Angeles residents to grow vegetables on the city owned grassy area between the sidewalk and the curb. Inspired…
The Steering Committee is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday April 19 at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center at 5401 Highlight Place 90016. Eggs, candy, Moon Bouncers, face painting, prizes, hot dogs, fruit punch, chips, cupcakes, dance contest, music and a drawing for 50 Easter baskets will guarantee Spring fun…
Big changes may be coming to the Tom Bradley Family Center. Of the 21 Family Source Centers in Los Angeles, only 4 (including Tom Bradley) are funded by the city with Federal grants. A variety of non-profit community development organizations operate the other 17 Centers. Because of cuts in the…
Los Angeles is on track to join the growing number of California cities to enact a fracking moratorium. Local activists motivated by the Murphy Drill Site in the West Adams community are urging the community to call their elected officials and push for a final moratorium.The city council voted…
Three oil company drill sites in the historic West Adams section of South Los Angeles, operating some 121 underground wells, have been the center of citizen protests, ramped up government inspections, a City Attorney lawsuit, and complaints that the city's Zoning Administration has violated state law and municipal code in…
Keeping Mid-City’s Heart Beating Slick art magazines celebrate the trend of hip artist enclaves in Joshua Tree and the California desert. But modest Mid-City can boast of a thriving artist village since 1969. St. Elmo Village (SEV), tucked in the middle-class neighborhood east of La Brea between Washington and Venice boulevards,…
In October of 2008, an intentional community known as Synchronicity L.A. planted roots in the Harvard Heights neighborhood in Mid-City.After approaching nearly 30 landlords citywide, the founding residents met a homeowner willing to rent his property – a two-story Craftsman on Westmoreland Boulevard – to a dozen college…
Local resident Jeffery Copeland is a producer on the popular afternoon TV show "America Now" with hosts Lisa Gibbons and Bill Rancic. The show features informative short segments from around America that give people helpful information about a variety of subjects such as " Job seekers participate in 'reverse' job…
Mid-City’s reputation as the new go to place for corporate business has just been given a huge boost with the opening of the Meruelo Media Broadcast & Studio Center on Pico just west of La Brea. On Wednesday, January 15, Meruelo Mediacelebrated the grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony…
Swift Action By Community and OfficialsTemporarily Halts Oil DrillingFreeport - McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. is one of the largest producers of copper and gold in the world. In 2012 they bought out their oil producing sister company McMoRan Exploration Co. (a 1990's spin off from the main company) and…
Established in August of 2008 by writer, artist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.
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