Robert Garcia
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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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.
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.
The people and the courts have spoken -- we need to provide our children the physical education and quality of life they deserve.
New 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?
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.
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...
The six-mile-long Parque Madrid RÃo, filled with 300 acres of green space, is a shining example of how to create an urban park.
Madrid, Havana, New York, Los Angeles: cities around the world are revitalizing urban waters.
Grass roots groups and city leaders are working together to eliminate horrible odors from the L.A. sewer system.
Completion of the two square-mile Baldwin Hills Park will result in green space larger than Golden Gate Park in San Francisco or Central Park in New York City.
12 years after its approval for conversion from an abandoned rail yard, the Los Angeles State Historic Park remains unfinished.