News Archive - LAtino Urban Forum As the price the price of gas goes up more Angelenos walk, cycle, and use public transit. The streets of Los Angeles however are becoming as violent as Baghdad, minus the carnage, when it comes to cyclist and pedestrians interactions with motorist. In Pacific Palisades a driver deliberately sped up in front of two cyclists. Then the motorist slammed on his brakes in front them causing the cyclist to crash and become seriously injured. In May a cyclist was killed in El Monte. Latinos have the highest rates of pedestrian and bike fatalities in Los Angeles County and now is the time to change the behavior patterns of motorist. I bike a mile to work in downtown LA I on many occasions been intimidated by motorist. It's time motorist change their behavior patterns toward pedestrians and cyclist in Los Angeles. We need legislation that protects non-motorized transportation from motorist. Help LUF by sending us your ideas on how to advocate and craft legislation The City is allowing the use of its visual bandwidth without understanding how much that bandwidth is worth. At present, the City of Los Angeles' policy with regard to off-site signage or billboards is inconsistent. Even as the City struggles to identify and regulate existing off-site signage, it moves forward with creative sign districts and signage supplemental use districts that add new off-site signs. There are currently at least three additional supplemental-use signage districts proposed in Los Angeles. While the City seeks funds from these billboard districts to realize important community-based projects, off-site signage advocates justify overturning citywide ordinances limiting billboards by pointing to the adoption of these same districts. The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is working with cultural consulting firms MeaningMatters and Helicon Collaborative to create the City¹s new Cultural Master Plan and articulate a shared vision for arts and culture in Los Angeles. Through engaging with the public, city officials, the arts community, and other stakeholders, DCA and the consultants will explore what inspires people about arts and culture in Los Angeles, what is missing, and what residents and visitors collectively imagine for the city¹s cultural future. We¹ve created a survey to find out more about the ways in which you engage in arts and cultural activities. DCA's goal is to enhance the quality of life for Los Angeles' 4 million residents and 25 million annual visitors. We accomplish this goal by generating and supporting high quality arts and cultural experiences. To be notified by email of updates and upcoming participation opportunities, visit the cultural plan website at http://www.culturalplan.lacity.org or sign up here to receive updates on the Cultural Master Plan Process. Galeria Tufiño is also pleased to showcase the award-winning sustainable designs of McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners (www.mve-architects.com). MVE & Partners are well-versed in the principals and design of Transit-Oriented Development, Compact Neighborhoods, and Walkable Communities. Their projects represent instructive best-practices examples of what Santa Ana could encourage in future development projects. For commentary on the wonderful City of Santa Ana and more information on November's exhibit please visit: http://www.galeriatufino.com/Galeria_Tufi%C3%B1o/Featured_Exhibit.html You are invited to a special workshop hosted by Liberty Hill on the final draft of the AB 32 Scoping Plan, California's new global warming legislation. This is an important opportunity to hear from EJAC members (Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, part of the California Air Resources Board) on the process in bringing environmental justice policies to the CARB scoping plan. If you plan on attending, please RSVP by Monday, Nov. 10th (see below for more information). Please RVSP by Nov. 10th to Chad Finlay cfinlay@libertyhill.org 310.453.3611 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 310.453.3611 end_of_the_skype_highlighting x131
Los Angeles-based artist Gronk invites us to visit Seven Twenty Five South Spring Street, an exhibition that centers around and incorporates the studio/residence where the artist has lived and worked for more than 15 years. Located in an historic, early 20th century building, in what was once the heart of the city's financial district, the complex at 725 S. Spring St. later became one of the first A.I.R. (artist in residence) lofts in downtown L.A. and has been the home of G727 for the past 6 years. Seven Twenty Five South Spring Street features four new paintings, including two major works that recall Gronk's wall installations from his G727 exhibitions Heroin Row (2004) and Urban Narratives (2005). Here Gronk presents a large-scale painting triptych laid horizontally, which resembles a topographical landscape of the artist's visual language and echoes the numerous city model-building workshops held by G727 founders James Rojas and Adrian Rivas. During the course of the exhibition, special invitations to engage Gronk's studio will be announced through G727's website and email list, including a movie night and a midnight walking tour. All events will be free and open to the public. Please be advised that space is limited and there will be a cutoff for entry. Please join our mailing list by sending an email to this address: gallery727losangeles@yahoo.com
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