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Los Angeles RiverArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.htmlLBPOST.comCities that drain into the Los Angeles River - causing it to be extremely polluted and the number one Lawsuits threatened in wetlands swap - 06 Aug 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram...acres of the Bixby Ranch portion of degraded wetlands in southeast Long Beach for the city's 13.4-acre Public Service Yard by the Los Angeles River. LA River Revitalization Slowly Flows Forward - Jul 30, 2009 Bell Gardens SunFollowing several devastating floods along the Los Angeles River during the 1930's that claimed 85 lives, Caltech and JPL join LA's Clean Tech alliance - Jul 21, 2009 Los Angeles TimesLaboratory on Monday officially joined Los Angeles' effort to create a clean technology business and research corridor along the Los Angeles River. Films, actors, thousands of fans ready to roll at Comic-Con - Jul 21, 2009 USA TodayLOS ANGELES — Mickey Rourke's screams fill the empty basin of the Los Angeles River and spill into the midnight air. Saira Mohamed, Nels Bangerter - Aug 1, 2009 New York TimesSaira Mohamed and John Nels Bangerter were married Saturday at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens. The ceremony was led by Michael R. Foster, Councilman urges bonds for green projects including L.A. River and ... - Jul 14, 2009 Los Angeles TimesThe work would include the early stages of the city's $2-billion plan to revitalize the Los Angeles River, the retrofit of city buildings to make them more Search TV Shows, Movies and People - Jul 20, 2009 New York Times...the volunteers were kept awake for 30 straight hours before they hiked along the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River to the warehouse. Official says state may not be able to buy wetlands under current deal - Aug 3, 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram37.7 acres of the Bixby Ranch portion of the wetlands in southeast Long Beach for the city's 13.4-acre Public Service Yard by the Los Angeles River. National Night Out will have neighborhood flavor this year - Aug 3, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramAlliance is celebrating with a potluck from 7 to 9 pm the minipark located between 21st Street and Hill Street next to the Los Angeles River. Survey provides picture of Long Beach's homeless - Jul 28, 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram...people between Anaheim Street and the ocean and Alamitos Avenue and the Los Angeles River about their health, welfare and experiences on the streets. The Colony: It's Post-apocalyptic Virus House! - Aug 3, 2009 Examiner.comThere is very little to eat, the water has to be filtered because the main source is the poisonous and sludgy Los Angeles River, which is hardly even a Discover 'The Colony' - Jul 28, 2009 Beliefnet.comAfter lugging 200 lbs of supplies eight miles down the Los Angeles River, they come across their new home, an 80000 square foot abandoned factory dubbed Calendar: July 23, 2009 – July 29, 2009 - Jul 23, 2009 Bell Gardens Sun1-3pm and 530-730pm – Los Angeles River Project Update and Design Workshop. Residents are encouraged to participate in a workshop to discuss future federal Budget, wetlands top City Council's agenda - Aug 3, 2009 Contra Costa TimesUnder the proposal, the city would exchange its 13.4-acre Public Service Yard by the Los Angeles River for 37.7 acres of the wetlands in southeast Long Los Cerritos Land Trust calls for delay on council's wetlands vote - Jul 31, 2009 Contra Costa Times...of the Bixby Ranch portion of the wetlands in southeast Long Beach for the city's 13.4-acre Public Service Yard by the Los Angeles River. North Atwater Versus River Glen: Who Wins? - Jul 24, 2009 Curbed...park in North Atwater as “River Glenâ€? The references to “River Glenâ€? can be found on the Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan and other City documents. Red ink, land swap lead Long Beach's agenda - Aug 2, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramService Yard on the east bank of the Los Angeles River, say wetlands owner Tom Dean is getting too much, while the city isn't getting its money's worth. LA-based LGBT volunteer group does straight-up good - Jul 26, 2009 EDGE BostonRamona Marks, office manager for Friends of the Los Angeles River, agreed. Gay for Good helped her organization pick-up thrash at Marsh Park in Los Angeles California bill takes 710 extension underground - Jul 16, 2009 Land Line MagazineIf something were done to ease congestion, Schwanke said it would make more sense to open up the Los Angeles River to truck traffic. Heritage Commission Asks 6th Street Bridge Project For More ... - Jul 31, 2009 blogdowntownThe last of the monumental bridges built across the Los Angeles River, the 6th Street Viaduct is hailed as an example of Art Deco / streamline moderne Bold Idea #10: Great Parks - Jul 31, 2009 LBPOST.com...would be to build out from the tip of the QM to that of Pier J's southeast corner to avoid further impacting the altered flow of the Los Angeles River. Speakers Debate NYC Examples for Industrial Preservation - Jul 23, 2009 blogdowntownThat stymied residential development that had targeted previously industrial areas near the Los Angeles River, and the policy was criticized by business Calendar: July 9, 2009 – July 16, 2009 - Jul 10, 2009 Bell Gardens SunEconomy of Greater Los Angelesâ€? at Los Angeles River Center and Gardens (Formerly Lawry's California Center) located at 570 West Avenue 26, Los Angeles. USC in the News 7/21/2009 - Jul 21, 2009 USC News...with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Clean Tech alliance, with the goal of creating a clean technology corridor along the Los Angeles River. Bold Idea #8: New Main Library - Aug 4, 2009 LBPOST.comIt is adjacent to the beach and Los Angeles River bike paths and is linked to the rest of the downtown via the free Passport Shuttle. Cultural Heritage Commission Sets Hearing to Weigh In On 6th ... - Jul 28, 2009 blogdowntownThe 6th Street bridge is one of a dozen historic structures to cross the Los Angeles river as it passes through Downtown, suffers from a condition called Breakable? Changes To The Breakwater Move A Step Closer - Jul 28, 2009 LBPOST.comAnd we have the Los Angeles River to thank for that. The flow is so strong and the pollutants so potent that alterations to the breakwater studied by Over 1200 attend ADAA film fest at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts - Jul 23, 2009 Armenian ReporterThe ensemble drama by Eric Nazarian is set on the Los Angeles River and weaves the stories of loss and hope of several strangers in Los Angeles. Canalis Report: A talk with council candidate Jill Hill - Jul 24, 2009 Long Beach Press-Telegram...of store-front churches, a methadone clinic proposed for Pacific Avenue and a requirement that Los Angeles River-area residents carry flood insurance. Breakwater Study Released - Jul 23, 2009 LBPOST.comBy redirecting the mouth of the Los Angeles River, water quality could likely be improved along the shoreline with or without changes to the Breakwater. Los Angeles Uses Federal Money to Hasten Green Projects - Jul 15, 2009 istockAnalyst.com (press release)...including moving power lines underground, cleaning up the Los Angeles River and completing the environmental cleanup of renovated municipal buildings. Dances with Costner (and Modern West) - Jul 16, 2009 Aspen Times...which grew out of an informal acting workshop that took place in a chemical factory along the Los Angeles River and included Costner and several other Wrigley activist Jill Hill announces City Council candidacy - Jul 16, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramShe became active in community issues, such as the effort to scuttle flood insurance in neighborhoods near the Los Angeles River, about five years later. Latino-owned Businesses: Potential Boon For Economy - Jul 18, 2009 New California MediaLewis Center in the UCLA School of Public Affairs, and unveiled the findings during a packed reception held at the Los Angeles River Center on July 9. Breakwater redesign could lead to new reef - Jul 22, 2009 Contra Costa Times...long been concerned about the degraded quality of offshore water - spoiled in great part by the pollution dumped into the area by the Los Angeles River. Inside City Hall: Parking czar's powers expanded - Jul 22, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramIts most narrow and eastern end is in Naples, and the zone extends all the way west to the Los Angeles River, going several blocks inland as far as Anaheim Richardson announces $1 million to help improve Shoemaker Bridge - Jul 16, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramThe funding is targeted to make safety improvements and seismic upgrades to the more than 50-year-old Shoemaker Bridge, which crosses the Los Angeles River, A dozen in running for council seat - Jul 10, 2009 Los Angeles Daily NewsKrekorian announced his candidacy at an event along the Los Angeles River, saying he hoped to bring together community activists to make sure the district Inside City Hall: A really closed closed session - Jul 15, 2009 Contra Costa TimesBixby Ranch portion of the wetlands in southeast Long Beach would be exchanged for the city's 12.1-acre public service yard by the Los Angeles River. Long Beach surveys the homeless - Jul 22, 2009 Contra Costa TimesThey walked along the Los Angeles River and under the Anaheim and Sixth Street bridges. They patrolled the Promenade and Lincoln Park. Volunteers to survey Long Beach's homeless - Jul 20, 2009 Contra Costa Times...hours beginning at about 5 today through Thursday. They will canvass an area from Alamitos Avenue west to the Los Angeles River and south of Anaheim Street. Body found near Los Angeles River - Mar 3, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramBy James T. Rasmussen, Staff Writer Long Beach police remove the body of a man found under a bush next to the Los Angeles River just north of the Ocean Call List Gives a View of Potential Downtown Transportation Projects - Mar 24, 2009 blogdowntownNorth of Chinatown, Main street crosses the Los Angeles river on a low bridge that crosses several heavily used railroad tracks. Sewage spill forces beach closures in Long Beach - Mar 15, 2009 San Jose Mercury NewsThe sewage seeped into a storm system that empties into the Los Angeles River and into the ocean. Officials closed the beaches to protect swimmers from Candidates for Solis seat face off - Mar 20, 2009 Whittier Daily NewsGil Cedillo as they run for the seat in the 32nd Congressional district during a forum at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens on Thursday March 19. Candidates for Solis forum face off - Mar 18, 2009 San Gabriel Valley TribuneIt will also feature a complimentary tequila tasting at 6 pm before the candidates get started at 7 pm The event will be held at the Los Angeles River Mayor’s Day of Service Reaches Northeast Los Angeles - Mar 12, 2009 Bell Gardens Sun...“The [Los Angeles] river runs through our community.â€? In Highland Park, members of the local Kiwanis Club will meet at Veterans Memorial Square located near City Designates 4217-Acre Historical Monument - Mar 13, 2009 MSNBCGriffith later donated another 1000 acres along the Los Angeles River. The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved monument status for the park in Toonerville gang faces restrictions - Mar 19, 2009 Los Angeles Daily News...the Toonerville gang and its members to engage in criminal and nuisance activities within a Los Angeles River-Glendale Safety Zone, prosecutors said. California projects included in omnibus bill - Mar 10, 2009 Los Angeles Times...$478000 to study a major restoration of the natural environment along the 51-mile Los Angeles River. Sponsored by Feinstein, with California House members: On Fly Casting's Urban Frontier, the Fish Are Big, the Water's Dirty - Mar 18, 2009 Wall Street JournalMr. Fenner called the Los Angeles River's concrete-lined channel -- seen in car chases on TV shows and films including "Terminator 2" -- an "underutilized MTA train becomes runaway during Boyle Heights test - Mar 12, 2009 Los Angeles TimesIf the train had kept going, it would have exited the tunnel in the middle of 1st Street on the east side of the Los Angeles River. If You're Hungry, Why Not? - Mar 4, 2009 LA City BeatBy Nathaniel Page Mario stands on the concrete bank of the Los Angeles River in cracked boots and paint-stained denims, holding the end of a fishing line. Micro Hydro: A Hidden Source of Urban Megawatts - Mar 12, 2009 Greentech MediaA dam across the Los Angeles River won't generate the power. There's nothing like a trickle of water that flows through a concrete tube and figures Man Badly Hurt After Fall In Studio City Riverbed - Mar 22, 2009 CBS 2...(File) A man who fell from the Colfax Avenue overpass into the Los Angeles River was reported in critical condition en route to a hospital, a fire official Playa Del Rey Lagoon: where it all began - Mar 5, 2009 Examiner.comBordering its northern border, the forlorn Del Rey Lagoon and the meandering and often misunderstood Ballona Creek: the former Los Angeles River , and now Uncounted votes could shift Los Angeles election outcome - Mar 13, 2009 Los Angeles Times...of those contests is expected to be decided Thursday, when the last uncounted votes are tallied in a cavernous room next to the Los Angeles River. Moles La TÃa - Mar 18, 2009 LA Weekly...of Maravilla just past the 710, an intimately lit room with bright paint on the wall, and moody oils of grafitti-spattered Los Angeles River crossings. San Fernando Valley's Galaxy of Chemical Goo - Mar 4, 2009 LA Weekly...radiological and heavy metal contamination will keep flowing into nearby Chatsworth Creek and beyond, into the Los Angeles River, and she warns of dust The Latest from the Wildflower Hotline: Flowers Spotted in Downtown - Mar 13, 2009 LAist...going on in the immediate area: Downtown Los Angeles is even sporting some natives, just check out the Cornfields area, near the Los Angeles River. Contemporary realism's day in the sun - Mar 12, 2009 Denver Post...angst suffuses Los Angeles painter F. Scott Hess' scene of a woman oddly floating in what appears to be the now carefully channeled Los Angeles River. Share North LB stories for Books by Authors - Mar 5, 2009 Long Beach Press-TelegramProject Manager Rachel Potucek hopes to receive topics that include the eight-sided house on 55th Street, Scherer Park Police Station, the Los Angeles River Walter Butts becomes NH Poet Laureate; UNH professor’s book wins ... - Mar 19, 2009 WireHe first received the Jackson Prize for his 1999 book “The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth.â€? Published in November by the CALPIRG: Don’t Waste the Stimulus on Highway Expansion - Mar 10, 2009 Streetsblog Los AngelesOnly Lanes project, adding 3o miles to the Los Angeles River Bicycle Path and backfilling the state's backlog of highway and bridge "Fix-It-First" project. Deadly shooting rattles Island community - Mar 5, 2009 Downey PatriotWells said the neighborhood, located in a secluded area of Downey near Suva Street and across the Los Angeles River, has seen an increase in crime recently. UNH professor’s new book awarded JB Jackson Prize - Mar 4, 2009 Portsmouth Herald NewsGumprecht’s first book, “The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth,â€? published in 1999 by the Johns Hopkins University Press, '17 Again' starring Zac Efron: Trailer B - Mar 6, 2009 South Asian Women's ForumAs Mike is driving home from the high school, he sees the mysterious janitor standing on the ledge preparing to jump into the Los Angeles River. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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