Photo Credit: Skylar E Myers
A roundup of news stories about South L.A:
Manual Arts duo wins LAUSD’s cooking up change competition (LA Weekly)
Crenshaw high students hold rally for suspended teacher (ABC)
Rams owner bringing soccer to Inglewood? (LA Curbed)
Macy’s celebrates Black History Month ‘Eras of Style’ (EURweb)
Pan African Film Festival draws thousands (Savoy Network)
Freeport McMoRan facility at 1371 Jefferson Blvd. | Stephanie Monte
Residents in the historic West Adams neighborhood are taking a stand against an unwanted new neighbor, Freeport McMoRan Oil and Gas, which set up drilling operations there last year.
More than 100 residents have mobilized in an effort to halt FMOG operations–to keep their community safe and their air and water unpolluted, they say.
Residents and environmental organizers, united under the banner CoWatching Oil LA, are pushing for more transparency and healthier practices in L.A.’s natural gas and oil industries. They met last Thursday at the LA84 Foundation, directly across the street from the Murphy site, to strategize and formally file complaints with the Air Quality and Management Division, which regulates all oil drilling activities.
Eventually, they hope to force the suspension of all urban oil drilling in Los Angeles. [Read more…]
Leimert Park | Photo Credit: Skylar E Myers
A roundup of news stories about South L.A:
South Los Angeles Wetland park receives notable award for sustainability (Water World)
Schoolboy Q set to release major label debut, Oxymoron, February 25th (Internet DJ)
Rapper Scarface’s son found in good condition (ABC)
Car theft on the rise in South LA (LA Sentinel)
Photo Credit: Skylar E Myers
A roundup of news stories about South L.A:
Drive by shooting in South L.A leaves man dead (Los Angeles Times)
Inglewood mayor says Rams to LA: ‘Very Serious’ (Citywatch LA)
Ticket for Dalai Lama at Forum on sale Wednesday (Pasadena Star News)
MLB youth academy holds 2nd annual community day (Examiner)
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