Robert Garcia
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I am a civil rights attorney. I have represented people on Death Row, helped free Geronimo Pratt, the former Black Panther leader, from prison after 27 years for a crime he did not commit, prosecuted public corruption and international drug trafficking conspiracies, and litigated international banking cases against Iran.
Fighting for the simple joys of playing in the park and school field for children of color and low income children is the hardest work I have ever done.
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Posted Support Teachers and Students to Ensure Quality Physical Education for All [Updated]
in Land of SunshineLAUSD school board members have introduced a resolution to support physical education for all students in California. -
David Garcia suffered exposure to disparate and adverse levels of methyl bromide while attending Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California, according to the suit.
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The people of Los Angeles now have the opportunity to work with state and local government to restore the lost beauty of the River.
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There are lessons to be learned about positive steps we can take to promote justice for all regardless of race, color, or national origin.
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I was born in Guatemala and came to the United States with my mother, sister, and other members of my family when I was four years old. My arrival was part of a larger exodus from Guatemala to the United States.
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Native Americans do not enjoy equal access to green space, parks, and recreation.
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In Los Angeles County, children who are of color and low income disproportionately live in the areas with the highest levels of obesity and the worst access to parks and schools fields.
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Posted National Park Service Recommends Designation of San Gabriel and Santa Monica National Recreation Area
in Land of SunshineThe proposed expansion would go a long way to ensure access to green space and better health for park poor, income poor communities. -
Commented on Young Women Discover Their Voice and the San Gabriel Mountains Through Photography
in ConfluenceGreat project by the students, great coverage by KCET, great work by the San Gabriel Forever Campaign. See related KCET coverage here: Bringing the San Gabriel Mountains Closer to the People, http://goo.gl/j7xSO.... -
Thanks for this great article about the impact of budget cuts on National Parks in California. Cuts would impact jobs, justice, and health. See these related articles at KCET: If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open,...
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Posted From the Mouths of Babes: School Districts Misuse Food Funds, Fail to Provide Physical Education
in Land of SunshineHealthy eating and physical activity are two important determinants of human health. -
Commented on Just Transportation: Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for All?
in Land of SunshineThe Good Life: Leimert Park Story in Pictures, by Erin Aubry Kaplan on KCET. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/commentary/the-good-life.html... -
The New York Times recently noted that the planned rail network for L.A. County stirs distrust in the black community because the proposed Crenshaw rail line does not include a stop in Leimert Park, the heart of black L.A., because...
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Does spending more money on rail over bus represent progress?
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Bernard Bruce, the Bruce's grandson, worked with The City Project to change the name of his family’s land back to Bruce's Beach in 2007. Mr. Bruce spoke at the ceremony: "When I told folks that my family once owned land...
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The death penalty is outrageously expensive to administer and wastes taxpayers' dollars that should be better spent to improve life.
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Neither measure is perfect, but let's not make the children pay for those mistakes.
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President Barack Obama dedicated a monument to one of the most revered figures in Mexican American history.
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The National Park Service faces budget cuts starting in January 2013, threatening family outings to places like Sequoia, Yosemite, and Big Sur.
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Bud Goldstone, a former aerospace engineer who worked for over 50 years to save Watts Towers, has died at the age of 86.
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With over 1,000 official cultural and historical landmarks in the City of Los Angeles, only about 100 relate to people of color, women, and Native Americans.
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Commented on High Bridge, High Line and High Brow: Green Justice from New York to Los Angeles
in Land of SunshineAt the High Bridge on Manhattan Waterfront Greenway for Greater & Greener NYC International Parks Conference...see photo here: http://www.cityprojectca.org/blog/archives/15111... -
The 28+ acre site of Griffith Park on the East Bank of the Los Angeles River should be the next great urban park in Los Angeles.
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In Guatemala beginning in 1946, U.S. officials intentionally infected thousands of people with STDs, generally leaving them without treatment or compensation for the rest of their lives.
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The people and the courts have spoken -- we need to provide our children the physical education and quality of life they deserve.
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Posted High Bridge, High Line and High Brow: Green Justice from New York to Los Angeles
in Land of SunshineNew green spaces are transforming the faces of large cities across the nation. But will they solve the problem of "park poor" communities? -
Can Los Angeles do as well as New York City in creating a park experience that serves every neighborhood in the city?
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After improperly excavating the remains of more than 100 people buried at the first cemetery in El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles finally returned the remains to their eternal resting place in April.
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Efforts to reform the police and sheriff's department to prevent systemwide corruption and violence have been more difficult and complex than determining the moral and legal culpability of the officers who beat Rodney King. Civil rights attorney Robert Garcia offers a timeline of key events leading up to and in the aftermath of the L.A. Riots.
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The six-mile-long Parque Madrid Río, filled with 300 acres of green space, is a shining example of how to create an urban park.
Recent Actions from Robert Garcia
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Commented on Young Women Discover Their Voice and the San Gabriel Mountains Through Photography
in ConfluenceGreat project by the students, great coverage by KCET, great work by the San Gabriel Forever Campaign. See related KCET coverage here: Bringing the San Gabriel Mountains Closer to the People, http://goo.gl/j7xSO.... -
Thanks for this great article about the impact of budget cuts on National Parks in California. Cuts would impact jobs, justice, and health. See these related articles at KCET: If You Want Jobs and Justice, Keep Our National Parks Open,...
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Commented on Just Transportation: Is Los Angeles Making Progress on Transit for All?
in Land of SunshineThe Good Life: Leimert Park Story in Pictures, by Erin Aubry Kaplan on KCET. http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/commentary/the-good-life.html... -
The New York Times recently noted that the planned rail network for L.A. County stirs distrust in the black community because the proposed Crenshaw rail line does not include a stop in Leimert Park, the heart of black L.A., because...
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Bernard Bruce, the Bruce's grandson, worked with The City Project to change the name of his family’s land back to Bruce's Beach in 2007. Mr. Bruce spoke at the ceremony: "When I told folks that my family once owned land...
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Commented on High Bridge, High Line and High Brow: Green Justice from New York to Los Angeles
in Land of SunshineAt the High Bridge on Manhattan Waterfront Greenway for Greater & Greener NYC International Parks Conference...see photo here: http://www.cityprojectca.org/blog/archives/15111... -
This is a great post about Paul Williams. Mr. Williams designed thousands of buildings and houses throughout the United States and South America. As a black man in Los Angeles, he was barred by restrictive housing covenants from living in...
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Ed, the South Central Los Angeles Wetlands Park is funded in part through the settlement agreement resolving the Clean Water Justice action to improve the City of Los Angeles sewer system city wide. See http://www.cityprojectca.org/blog/archives/13013. Ubrayj02 the economic benefits including...
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Thanks for your interest in the forest visitation research! As Yogi Berra said, you could look it up. The U.S. Forest Service data for the Angeles is here: http://www.LAAlmanac.com/parks/pa07.htm The U.S. Forest Service data for national visitation rates is here:...
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Dear Mr. Rice, Core members of the San Gabriel Mountains Forever coalition do indeed include locally based organizations, including The City Project, COFEM, The Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club, all in the City of Los Angeles; Project Amiga in...
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Posted Support Teachers and Students to Ensure Quality Physical Education for All [Updated]
in Land of SunshineLAUSD school board members have introduced a resolution to support physical education for all students in California. -
David Garcia suffered exposure to disparate and adverse levels of methyl bromide while attending Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California, according to the suit.
-
The people of Los Angeles now have the opportunity to work with state and local government to restore the lost beauty of the River.
-
There are lessons to be learned about positive steps we can take to promote justice for all regardless of race, color, or national origin.
-
I was born in Guatemala and came to the United States with my mother, sister, and other members of my family when I was four years old. My arrival was part of a larger exodus from Guatemala to the United States.
-
Native Americans do not enjoy equal access to green space, parks, and recreation.
-
In Los Angeles County, children who are of color and low income disproportionately live in the areas with the highest levels of obesity and the worst access to parks and schools fields.
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Posted National Park Service Recommends Designation of San Gabriel and Santa Monica National Recreation Area
in Land of SunshineThe proposed expansion would go a long way to ensure access to green space and better health for park poor, income poor communities. -
Posted From the Mouths of Babes: School Districts Misuse Food Funds, Fail to Provide Physical Education
in Land of SunshineHealthy eating and physical activity are two important determinants of human health. -
Does spending more money on rail over bus represent progress?
