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    Which Way, L.A.?

    53 Pocket Parks to Fill Foreclosed Properties in South LA

    In the 12 acres between the Music Center and LA City Hall, block three of the new Grand Park was opened today with a ceremony featuring LA City and County officials.  The Grand Park is a $56 million project to create more usable open space in the urban center.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In the 12 acres between the Music Center and LA City Hall, block three of the new Grand Park was opened today with a ceremony featuring LA City and County officials. The Grand Park is a $56 million project to create more usable open space in the urban center. Another park project will spend $80 million on 170 acres, but they're not all in the same place. The City of LA is buying up foreclosed properties and turning them into more than 50 new parks scattered all over South Los Angeles. They are the brainchild of former lawyer, now UCLA Professor of Communications Studies and President of Mayor Villaraigosa's Recreation and Parks Commission, Barry Sanders.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Barry Sanders

      City of Los Angeles' Department of Recreation and Parks

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    2 of 3
    In Inglewood and South LA It's Goodbye Trees, Hello Pocket Parks
    1. 0:00Trees Ripped Out in Inglewood to Clear Way for Endeavour
    2. 17:2053 Pocket Parks to Fill Foreclosed Properties in South LAYou’re reading this
    3. 25:35Will the Courts Decide Another Presidential Election?
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