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For Immediate Release
January 27, 2011

Contact:
Ray Pok (213) 977-9400 x121 or
(567) 708-7136


Wal-Mart Failing the Grade in Food Deserts

Community, Faith and Business Leaders rally to protect Neighborhoods

LOS ANGELES...]]> Marisa Murgatroyd Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:49:29 +0000 Food Deserts Exposed http://www.laane.org/food-deserts-exposed http://www.laane.org/food-deserts-exposed


Food Deserts Exposed

By Ryan Torok , The Jewish Journal
May 18, 2010

Armed with visitor badges, about 30 members of the Progressive Jewish Alliance (PJA) and the Alliance for Healthy and Responsible Grocery Stores ambushed City Hall a couple of weeks ago. The strategy on that...]]> Gina Palencar Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Jewish groups fight 'food deserts' http://www.laane.org/jewish-groups-work-to-fight-food-deserts http://www.laane.org/jewish-groups-work-to-fight-food-deserts


Jewish groups work to fight 'food deserts'

Alliances organize a tour of areas where grocers are scarce, and members consider what they can do to help. 'Food, liberation and sustenance are closely intertwined in Judaism,' organizer says.

March 22, 2010
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times

Carolina Aparicio Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:29:14 +0000 Jewish groups connect Passover with food deserts http://www.laane.org/jewish-groups-connect-passover-with-food-deserts http://www.laane.org/jewish-groups-connect-passover-with-food-deserts



For Immediate Release
March 21, 2010

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Gina Palencar (213) 977-9400 x100 or
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Jewish Groups Connect Story of Passover with Reality of Foods Deserts on Bus...]]> Carolina Aparicio Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:44:49 +0000 Boyle Heights celebrates its ethnic diversity http://www.laane.org/boyle-heights-celebrates-its-ethnic-diversity http://www.laane.org/boyle-heights-celebrates-its-ethnic-diversity


Boyle Heights celebrates its ethnic diversity

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

February 22, 2010
By Teresa Watanabe

When Margaret Fujioka was taken to a remote desert...]]> Carolina Aparicio Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:05:28 +0000 Food politics in LA: hungry for change 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 Poor suffer from bad food choices 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 Aparicio Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:09:52 +0000 A Modern Heschel-King Alliance 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 Aparicio Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:05:30 +0000 Inner-city hungers for good grocery stores 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 Aparicio Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:23:40 +0000 Más equidad en supermercados 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

Róger Lindo, La Opinión

Al mudarse de Echo Park al Este de Los Ángeles, según Yvonne Nieto, una de las cosas más valiosas que...]]> Carolina Aparicio Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:02:22 +0000