LA County Approves First Year of Safe Clean Water Program Projects Through countless hours of community advocacy, innovation, and analysis, LA County took an important step forward this week to secure clean water for all residents, develop more green space, and grow our region’s climate resilience. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved over $95 million in new investments…
LA County Passed Measure W in 2018. Let’s Make It Fuel Our Recovery By: Belinda Faustinos, Nature For All Two years ago, LA County voted for Measure W, a small tax on paved property that raises about $280 million annually for stormwater projects that build up our county’s water self-sufficiency. Now, as our region’s unemployment reaches nauseating levels, we crave…
The water challenges facing the Los Angeles region are experienced differently in different communities across the County. The Prevention Institute’s report on water, health and equity dives into the burdens of inequitable access to safe, clean and reliable water low-income communities of color are facing. Read the full report here.
We Did It! Safe, Clean Water Program Moves to the November Ballot Thanks to the amazing work and support from our diverse coalition of community leaders, advocates and residents throughout Los Angeles County, the OurWaterLA coalition took a big step forward in securing safe, clean, local water for our region. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to place…
Greater South Los Angeles Water Tour
By: Agustin Cabrera, LAANE Last week, Long Beach community leaders and members of the OurWaterLA coalition came together for a tour of the Dominguez Gap Wetlands to learn more about the benefits of stormwater projects in Los Angeles County. Our partners at Friends of the Los Angeles River led us on a beautiful, brisk walk down the wetlands to learn…
Hollydale Regional Park Location: 5400 Monroe Ave, South Gate, CA 90280 Amigos de los Rios has partnered with City of South Gate to enhance and transform this traditional Los Angeles River Adjacent Park into a key feature area along the regional greenway network. The former grass landscape of the park has based transformed into a native plant landscape to celebrate…
Compton Creek Natural Park at George Washington Elementary School Location: 941 W Cressey Street, Compton, CA 90222 The Compton Creek Natural Park at George Washington Elementary School changed an abandoned, muddy field into a three-acre restored park that includes a walking path, exercise equipment, and natural habitat for native plants and animals. It also includes an underground cistern with a…
LA StormCatcher – 59th Place Location: West 59th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90043 This residence located on the block of 59th Place participated in The Collaborative’s StormCatcher Project (#LAStormCatcher) which retrofitted pilot homes with large tanks (cisterns) and rain gardens to demonstrate how Angelenos can secure a climate-resilient future by capturing stormwater at home. Although cisterns aren’t used widely locally,…
LA StormCatcher – 6th Avenue Location: 6th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90018 This residence located on the block of 6th Avenue participated in The Collaborative’s StormCatcher Project (#LAStormCatcher) which retrofitted pilot homes with large tanks (cisterns) and rain gardens to demonstrate how Angelenos can secure a climate-resilient future by capturing stormwater at home. Although cisterns aren’t used widely locally, they…
