News and stories on the shifting culture of our neighborhoods:
- Dodgers may be cursed by the ghosts of Chavez Ravine - NY Times
- The Fight to Save Little Tokyo - The Atlantic Cities
- San Gabriel Mountains slowly recovering from Station Fire - L.A. Times
- L.A. State Historic Park brings nature to the city - Daily Trojan
- Later this month: the Great Los Angeles River Cleanup - NBC LA
Top: Dodger fans wait in their cars for gates to open on stadium opening day, 1962. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library.
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