The drought has definitely impacted the way Mid-City neighbors think about water and many residents who have adopted conservation methods, either by choice or to comply with mandates, are asking if public entities are doing everything they can to save water as well. “Aside from threatening and collection, I wonder…
In our last story (June 2014) regarding the conflict between local residents surrounding the Murphy oil site (on Adams west of Western) and the oil sites new owners, the notorious Freeport McMoran Oil and Gas (FMOG) company, we reported that LA City Council President (and Councilman for District 10) Herb…
On September 11, the Olympic Park Neighborhood Council (OPNC) held its annual free community buffet dinner at the popular Pips on La Brea. Held both inside the restaurant and outside on Pips’ patio, the buffet offered community members a chance to mingle, learn about the OPNC and enjoy such delicacies…
The blog-o-sphere is abuzz with concerns about a new housing development that has broken ground at Fairfax Avenue and Sawyer Street. For once high density isn’t the issue, but taste. Being built by Fort Worth developer D.R.Horton, which calls itself “America’s Largest Homebuilder,” the 60-unit housing…
For several weeks drivers taking Washington or Venice Boulevard through our community, experienced garbage can after garbage can overflowing with refuse. Concerned neighbors flooded CD10’s phone lines to find out why. Backstory:Garbage cans, along with cages surrounding trees along Washington Boulevard were installed by Councilman Wesson during his first…
{jcomments off}CIM, the developer of Midtown Crossing which houses Lowe's, and a variety of big name retailers, is a HUGE real estate investment firm worth more than $1 billion dollars.They have brokered deals for the wealthiest clients and in the wealthiest communities including Manhattan, Washington, Las Vegas, San Francisco…
A decade ago developers acquired the property at Jefferson and Crenshaw which also included the Union Bank, originally known as the Bank of Tokyo. They attempted to develop a large project which would have included demolishing the bank but fortunately, for preservationists, this project fell through. A few years ago…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and in the case of L.A. Green Grounds (LAGG), a group serving South Los Angeles, one man’s dirt patch is an entire neighborhood’s delicious produce garden. This is exactly what LAGG is all about - transforming empty yards into edible gardens, particularly…
{jcomments off}There once was a small thriving town in the middle of a desert. The only source of water was a large tank filled to the brim with water that came from a source far, far away. The townspeople could use the water as they liked since the tank magically…Currently are 24 guests and no members online