Monthly Archives: February 2012
Golden Trumpet flowers on San Pedro Street
The trees on San Pedro Street have begun to unveil their gifts. I saw this new sprouting of bright yellow flowers tonight. This is a Golden Trumpet tree.
BigBelly Solar
By Hal McMath The latest and greatest in green technology includes a solar powered trash compaction device that can handle up to 150 pounds of garbage between emptying cycles. Known as BigBelly Solar, the product is currently being rolled out … Continue reading
OPERATION FACE-LIFT/Saturday, February 25th, 2012
The inaugural OPERATION FACE-LIFT/2012 kickoff campaign turned out better than I could have imagined. All the time and dedication given from the people who came together today makes me heartened that this new movement started from the ground-up, grass-roots style, can and … Continue reading
update on new trash cans in the Toy district
This post is an update to a recent effort to improve the sanitary conditions in the Toy District by ordering 25 new white mesh trash cans to be placed in this area by the Bureau of Sanitation Department. See previous blog post here. … Continue reading
OPERATION FACE-LIFT/ SKID ROW 2012
Saturday, February 25th, 2012 11am until 2pm SAN JULIAN STREET/ VOA-DROP IN CENTER (624 S. San Julian St.) This is 2012 Operation Face-Lift/ Skid Row effort to “finally clean-up Skid Row” once and for all. We are targeting San Julian … Continue reading
The First Historic Skid Row Hip Hop Summit For Change
newly painted roll-up on 4th St.!
I cruised up 4th today and did a double take at this eye-catching paint job. Someone must have just decorated this thing recently. Address is 607 4th St. That’s what I’m talkin’ bot. Makes me smile.
Guerrilla Garden #2, planted!
Scott from Socal Guerrilla Gardening popped by the neighborhood again today to help plant our second Guerrilla Garden in Skid Row. The first one is directly across the street on the southeast corner of Boyd and San Pedro St. This one is on … Continue reading
Complete Streets for Downtown Los Angeles – website!!!
Nice! Check it out. http://www.dlanc.com/completestreets/
The 2012 Skid Row State of the Union Address
General Jeff, who is the VP of Outreach & Communication for Central City East and the Skid Row Resident Director of DLANC (the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council) gives a powerful speech about the current state of Skid Row.
