Hey, folks!
It’s May, which means it’s almost time for the LA River recreation season! The Los Angeles River will officially open for business Memorial Day weekend. Until then, there are lots of opportunities to spend time around the river, including our LA Food Bowl event with CicLAvia, which you can learn more about and register for here.
Additionally, we need you to join the conversation digitally! We’ve partnered with the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority to explore a River Ranger program. This plan is envisioned as a new program to make the river safer and more inviting. Please take this survey to share the priorities and needs of your community for this program. En español aquí.
Read below to see this month’s newsletter and, as always, let us know if we missed anything.
LA Food Bowl Partnership with CicLAvia River LA
A Seat at the Table River LA
CSUN Professor’s Award-Winning Artwork Attracts More Attention CSUN Today
From the Archives: For One Summer, LA Set Up an ‘Urban Campground’ for the Homeless LA Times
Detour Ahead: LA River Bike Path Closure to Start Sunday East Sider LA
How LA River Cleanup Project Avoids Homeless Encampment Issues ABC 7
County Moves Forward with Frank Gehry-Designed Beachfront Restaurant Curbed LA
The Lower LA River is Pretty Ugly. Imagine If It Looked Like This Instead SCPR
The LA River Can’t Be All Things to All People, But It Can Be Better than What We Have Now LA Times
Revitalize the Lower LA River? It Was Never Vital Fox & Hounds
SPF:architects to Begin Construction on LA River Bridge in 2019 Archinect
City Preparing to Test Soil at Taylor Yard G2 Plot Along L.A. River My News LA
Group Seeks to Restore LA River 790 KABC
What Role Should the LA River Plan in a Future Los Angeles? LA Times
FoLAR Hosts 29th Annual Great LA River CleanUp LA Daily News
Long Beach Councilwoman Named Member of Steering Committee for LA River Master Plan Update Long Beach Post
The County Starts Laying Out Its Vision for the LA River Curbed LA