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Sweatshops — Not Farms: City Hall Makes Its Call

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: With mayoral wannabe Jan Perry leading the charge and the ever-obedient Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa giving the order, the city swooped in with helicopters, squadrons of cops and bulldozers (much as they will soon be doing to the Occupy … Continue reading →

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From the Lancer Trash-to-Energy Incinerator to Bulldozing the South Central Farm — Fighting City Hall for Environmental Justice in South L.A.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Fifteen years ago, a student at Jefferson High School wrote a paper about how the African-American community fought to kill the Lancer trash-to-energy project at 41st and Alameda a decade earlier. “Residents feel that South Central Los Angeles took a … Continue reading →

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Jan Perry and South Central Farm: Hero or Villain, Contender for Mayor or Also-ran

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Next month will mark the fifth anniversary of the bulldozing of the South Central Farm, a14-acre island of tradition, family, community and health, in the industrial core of Los Angeles. No one will be celebrating. The Farm, run largely by … Continue reading →

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The South Central Farmers: The Dream Reborn

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE:The battle over the South Central Farm, subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Garden,” has revived with new efforts to buy the 14-acre property. The LA Times in an editorial today takes up the cause of the South Central … Continue reading →

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