Press Coverage KPCC. April 11, 2013.
New Community Plan may loosen fast food restrictions on select South LA neighborhoods
Leimert Park Beat. April 9, 2013.
Transform Vacant Lots into Green Spaces. Vote for Community Health Councils.
The Wall Street Journal: Market Watch. April 3, 2013.
GE Foundation Expands Commitment to Increasing Access to Healthcare with New Pilot Programs in Four Regions
LA Streets Blog. April 2, 2013.
South L.A. Steps it Up with Inspirational L.A. 2050 Proposals: Great Ideas from the Advancement Project, Black Worker Center, Community Coalition, Community Health Councils, Neighborhood Land Trust, TRUST South L.A., and the WLCAC with Civic Projects
KNBC. June 12, 2012.
Activists and neighbors in Baldwin Hills called for strict regulation or an all-out ban on fracking, which is not regulated in the state. Hear GBHA members talk about their concerns in the "Fracking Controversy Comes to SoCal" video.
Wave Community Newspaper. June 12, 2012.
Culver residents prepare to receive update on fracking activity in nearby oil field.
Contra Costa Times. April 3, 2012.
Official defends County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after incidents.
KCRW Good Food. March 30, 2012.
One of our city’s gem non-profits, Community Health Councils is organizing a bus tour for Good Food Day LA.
LA Weekly. March 16, 2012.
Are 1 Million L.A. County Residents Getting Fracked Over by Oil Company PXP?
Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2012.
Oil extraction method widely used in California with little oversight. Regulators and lawmakers know very little about how and where oil companies employ hydraulic fracturing in the state.
Los Angeles Wave. March 15, 2012.
Residents express new concerns about 'fracking' at Baldwin Hills oil drilling site.
Southern California Public Radio. February 17, 2012.
City Planners set to tackle health issues in South LA with transit stations.
La Opinion. January 27, 2012.
Buscan limitar la comida chatarra Estudian reducir la cantidad de restaurantes, pero ya tiene objetores.
Los Angeles Times. November 6, 2011.
Organizers hope South LA healthcare initiative expands. About 70 attend event at Fremont High to learn more about county, state and federal programs.
Southern California Public Radio. September 28, 2011.
South LA Food Co-op works to offer healthy options in South Los Angeles.
Reporting on Health. July 21, 2011.
The California FreshWorks Fund: Getting Healthy Food Where It Is Needed Most.
Merced Sun Star. July 20, 2011.
Michelle Obama unveils $200M California Endowment fresh food financing plan.
Los Angeles Times. July 17, 2011.
Access to grocers doesn't improve diets, study finds. The results run counter to the idea that more supermarkets can curb obesity in low-income neighborhoods.
Southern California Public Radio. July 12, 2011.
Study finds better food options do not mean a healthier community.
Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2011.
Community 'greening' initiative taking root in South L.A. Open-space advocates seek to transform about 900 miles of alleys and other underutilized locations. Project supporters and residents take a tour of sites that have had successful face-lifts.
La Opinion. March 13, 2011.
En busca del espacio verde de Los Ángeles Unos 150 activistas recorren la ciudad para aprender a convertirla.
Southern California Public Radio. March 11, 2011
Bike and bus tours aim to reimagine South Los Angeles.
La Opinion. January 21, 2011.
Unen fuerzas en Baldwin Hills. Los vecinos luchan contra el cáncer y la presencia de pozos petroleros.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. January 4, 2011.
Developing a Community Scorecard to Chronicle Public Health Disparities in South Los Angeles.
Univision. December 8, 2010.
Los Angeles City Council approves zoning standards on fast food restaurants in South LA.
KPCC. November 12, 2010.
Turning a food desert into a food oasis: is the first step limiting fast food restaurants?
KCBS. September 14, 2010.
South LA's fast food moratorium expired on September 14th. The City Council is expected to vote on October 14th whether to make the moratorium permanent.
KCAL. September 14, 2010.
The temporary ban on new stand-alone fast food restaurants in South LA expired on September 14th. City Council wants to make the provisions part of the community plan.
Pasadena Star-News. September 12, 2010.
Provision in new federal health reform law may let young adults up to 26 return to families' medical plans.
KPCC. September 6, 2010.
Rules of supermarket attraction: how to bring more grocery stores to underserved areas.
Our Weekly. August 26, 2010.
Baldwin Hills residents want oil companies to pay tax. Eliminating loophole would net $1.2 billion.
Whittier Daily News. August 26, 2010.
Young adults could return to family plans as 26 is new health care cutoff age.
Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2010.
Backers of new tax on oil production will hold public forum in Baldwin Hills.
Los Angeles Sentinel. August 19, 2010.
Councilmember Parks Addresses Lack of Dining Options in South L.A.
Los Angeles Wave. August 18, 2010.
Culver City extends moratorium on oil drilling. Citing an "immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare," city officials prohibit new drilling.
Multi-American Southern California Public Radio. August 13, 2010.
Fast food moratorium in South L.A. to end; permanent solutions still in the works.
Los Angeles Times. July 22, 2010.
Quest for new LA County health chief is slow going. The department's huge budget gap and the difficulty of pleasing the county's five supervisors make it unlikely that an attractive candidate will soon appear, observers say.
KNBC Los Angeles. July 21, 2010.
Lack of Quality Food Choices Harming the Health of South L.A. A new study says people living in the area suffer higher rates of heart disease.
Daily Breeze. July 21, 2010.
Advocate group blames lack of fresh food for high inner city disease rates.
LA Times. April 3, 2010.
Culver City challenges new oil drilling. A Texas company wants new wells in the Inglewood Oil Field, which lies along the city's border and already has 1,463 active, idle and abandoned wells.
LA Times. March 6, 2010.
L.A. County report finds higher mortality rate among black women, less access to care among Latinas and lower rates of preventive care among Asians. Obesity rates went up countywide since 2005.
California Healthline. December 11, 2009.
Blue Shield Foundation awards $5 million for health care, other programs.
Business Times. December 10, 2009.
The Blue Shield of California said Thursday it's making $5 million in 4th quarter grants, bringing its 2009 grant total to $28.9 million.
Huffington Post. December 5, 2009.
The proposed partnership between the University of California and Los Angeles County to open a new hospital in South Los Angeles moved closer to reality with the recent unanimous approval of the UC Board of Regents.
LA Times. November 23, 2009.
Success of new Martin Luther King Jr. hospital could hinge on board's makeup. Seven yet-to-be-named appointees would decide how to run the hospital and whom to hire.
LA Times Editorial. November 19, 2009.
UC regents should embrace plan to revive former King-Drew hospital.
Since the hospital's closure, the South L.A. area has been hurting for medical services. The regents could change that.
LA Times. October 12. 2009.
Obesity concerns spur calls to limit new convenience stores in South L.A.
LA Times. October 8, 2009.
A study of Los Angeles food markets has found high numbers of products with expired freshness dates.
Centers for Disease Control. September 25, 2009.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH U.S.).
The Wave. September 23, 2009.
As farmers markets in South Los Angeles struggle to connect with the African-American community, city officials are developing a food policy task force that could make them more viable.
The Wave. September 2, 2009.
Health focus on South Figueroa area with the launch of South Los Angeles Building Healthy Communities.
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