The shallow depressions are surrounded by dirt berms and planted with climate-appropriate flowering plants. More than 185 of the gardens have been installed in northeast San Fernando Valley yards. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 16, 2012 Watching water stream under parked cars and through the gutters Read more…
A judge rules on the path that runs across nearly half of the 97 acres that Mohamed Hadid owns next to Franklin Canyon Park. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, October 19, 2012 A Los Angeles real estate developer must allow hikers to use the popular Hastain Trail Read more…
Remote-controlled cameras first snapped P-22 in Griffith Park in February. Scientists are keeping tabs on him, and experts say he should pose no threat to humans. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, August 14, 2012 Smack in the middle of Los Angeles, feasting on deer and roaming the Read more…
Native flora planted at an urban L.A. school draws insects, birds — and students’ interest. Also growing: science test scores. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2012 Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street. The neighborhood just west Read more…
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department arrested a man Jan. 12 on suspicion of his breaking into numerous vehicles parked at local hiking trails. Source of this article: The Thousand Oaks Acorn, January 19, 2012 According to authorities, convicted burglar and Newbury Park resident Troyan Duss, 43, used the purses, bank Read more…
Long-abandoned wells on the Los Angeles City Oil Field, which sparked Southern California’s oil boom 120 years ago, are being sealed to make way for a 45-unit affordable housing project. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, January 9, 2012 It almost seemed as though oil drilling rigs were Read more…
The Encino park is one of 70 targeted for closure as part of California budget cuts. Fans are dismayed. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2011 Its buildings have survived droughts and earthquakes. But now Los Encinos State Historic Park faces another kind of hardship: state Read more…
The 10-week-old mountain lions are discovered under a parked car and sent to a wildlife refuge in Calabasas. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2011 By Maria Hsin, Los Angeles Times Burbank animal control officers Tuesday rescued two malnourished mountain lion cubs that were hiding under Read more…
Los Angeles County supervisors allocate $2 million for a system that will clean oily runoff before it enters storm drains. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2011 For years, residents living near Ballona Creek and environmentalists have complained of mysterious sheens of oil and grease in Read more…
California’s landmark act on environmental quality is credited with preserving scenic landscapes but is now slowing key projects and spawning a flurry of litigation. Changes are urged. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 To halt a Read more…