In November, LA voters will decide on a measure that would double the city's funding for its ailing park system, which ranks among the lowest in the nation.
In the last five years, Los Angeles has plummeted from 49th to 90th place in a national ranking of park systems in the largest 100 cities in the United States.
For Dr. Luna Lu, nature and parks are a platform for reconnecting with herself in a foreign land, giving back to her community, and promoting the well-being of elderly members in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
Los residentes de Los Ángeles y otras ciudades del sur de California pasan la mayor parte del tiempo en el trabajo, en sus apartamentos o en la carretera.
Selma Majidi, who has lived in Orange County since the early 1980s, recalls with satisfaction and appreciation the dramatic and positive changes in the area's urban atmosphere, particularly in the parks and public amenities department.
