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Push to Update L.A. Parks Funding Builds Ahead of Charter Vote

A coalition of more than 80 community organizations is urging city leaders to increase baseline funding for LA’s Department of Recreation and Parks.

The Healers of MacArthur Park

LA's MacArthur Park has come to embody many of the city's ills, from crime to homelessness and drugs. Still, not everyone is ready to give up on it.

In South Los Angeles, Residents Are Turning a Place of Conflict and Violence Into a New Tranquility Park

Tranquility park in South LA, part of a new initiative that aims to connect communities to park-building efforts in their areas. (Credit: Sophie Craypo)

Residents Dream of Safe, Multi-Use Parks in Reseda and Pacoima

Swe Swe Aye | Myanmar Gazette In low-income neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, the dream of a safe, high-quality local park remains just that, a dream.

‘We Made It Our Own’ — How Arab American Families Turned Verdugo Park Into a Living Memory

Fatmeh Bakhit | Al Enteshar Newspaper At Verdugo Park in Burbank, you don’t need a reservation to find community. You just show up.
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Rachel Tan | SkyLink TV Some 40% of Los Angeles's 3.8 million residents are unable to walk from their home to a park within 10 minutes.

Green Havens: Designing Public Parks for Mental Health

Al Enteshar | In the heart of bustling cities and tranquil suburbs, public parks are being recognized not merely as spaces for recreation and socializing, but as vital components for enhancing mental wellness.

Local Parks on the Chopping Block at Los Angeles City Hall

LA will consider a series of cuts this week as the city faces a $469 million deficit this year, jeopardizing the city's already ailing parks system.

Green Cities: A Matter of Life and Death

As humankind grows increasingly urban, planting trees and parks — far from merely beautifying cities — increasingly becomes a matter of life and death.