Greater LA
The fate of LA’s last commercial orange grove
The number of orange groves in LA is shrinking, and the sole remaining one in the San Fernando Valley is on the way out.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenThe number of orange groves in LA is shrinking, and the sole remaining one in the San Fernando Valley is on the way out.
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3 storiesLA’s last commercial orange grove might be turned into housing, and residents are trying to stop it
The number of orange groves in LA is shrinking, and the sole remaining one in the San Fernando Valley is on the way out.
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Mykytyn was a Highland Park mom who founded Integrated Schools, a nonprofit focused on encouraging white and privileged parents to send their children to local neighborhood schools instead of private or charter schools.
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At least 240 people died last year in car collisions in the city of LA. More than 60% of them were pedestrians or cyclists. That’s the same number as the year before.
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