In the 1940s, the Eastside neighborhood was often called one of the largest and earliest showcases for multicultural harmony in Los Angeles.

When Margaret Fujioka was taken to a remote desert...]]> Carolina Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:05:28 +0000 http://www.laane.org/food-politics-in-la-hungry-for-change http://www.laane.org/food-politics-in-la-hungry-for-change

Food politics in L.A.: Hungry for change

Politicians are taking action to fight hunger and obesity in Los Angeles County.

By Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times

February 18, 2010

The business of government often has been conducted over a meal, but these days it's food itself that's on the public agenda: how...]]> Dolores Bernal Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:56:30 +0000 http://www.laane.org/poor-suffer-from-bad-food-choices http://www.laane.org/poor-suffer-from-bad-food-choices


Poor suffer from bad food choices

January 19, 2010

E. Faye Williams, Atlanta Journal and Constitution (GA)

Central to the debate about health care reform is a near-universal political consensus that we can control health care costs by preventing disease and living more healthy lives. Doing so would not...]]> Carolina Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:09:52 +0000 http://www.laane.org/a-modern-heschel-king-alliance http://www.laane.org/a-modern-heschel-king-alliance


A Modern Heschel-King Alliance: The Struggle for Food Access

January 13, 2010

by Jonathan Matz and Elliot Petty, Jewish Journal

Like Veterans Day or Memorial Day, the annual celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. has, over time, become just another three-day weekend for many Americans. Forty-two...]]> Carolina Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:05:30 +0000 http://www.laane.org/inner-city-hungers-for-good-grocery-stores http://www.laane.org/inner-city-hungers-for-good-grocery-stores

Inner-city L.A. hungers for good grocery stores

A coalition of community, faith-based and environmental groups is trying to draw quality supermarkets to neighborhoods in East and South Central L.A., where residents have little access to fresh fruit and...]]> Carolina Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:23:40 +0000 http://www.laane.org/piden-que-haya-mas-equidad-en-supermercados http://www.laane.org/piden-que-haya-mas-equidad-en-supermercados

Piden que haya más equidad en supermercados

Alianza asegura que la oferta de abarrotes saludables hace falta ser ampliada en LA