Tag Archives: Hollywood Farmers’ market

Hollywood Farmers’ Market and Survival in a Business Un-Friendly, People Un-Friendly City

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

There is something about L.A. that’s worse than how business un-friendly it is — and that’s how people un-friendly it is. City Hall’s long-time war against good jobs and the middle class has escalated in the name of the unending … Continue reading →

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What Makes Cities Great: People, not Buildings — Stop the CRA Swindle

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

“For years, cities like Detroit built fancy towers and development projects in the hopes that this would revive the downtown core. But cities thrive because they host quality conversations, not because they have new buildings and convention centers” Columnist David … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Civic Engagement: The Making of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market Protest

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

The issues of a healthy food got on my dissident’s radar with City Hall’s assault on the nine community farms with massive fee increases on ordinary folks growing their own, passage of a ban on fast food in the “food … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Civic Engagement: The Making of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market Protest

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

The issues of a healthy food got on my dissident’s radar with City Hall’s assault on the nine community farms with massive fee increases on ordinary folks growing their own, passage of a ban on fast food in the “food … Continue reading →

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Collateral Damage: Hollywood Farmers’ Market Threatened by City Hall’s Policies, Failures

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 19-year-old Hollywood Farmers’ Market will go on as usual Sunday morning though its future is in serious jeopardy because of City Hall’s policies that prompted officials to deny it a permit to operate any longer. Community protests … Continue reading →

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