Los Angeles City Council gives green light to climate-friendly South Bay neighborhood

Los Angeles City Council gives green light to climate-friendly South Bay neighborhood

South L.A. among communities awarded state grants for climate projects

The Associated Press

Published 5:30 am, Tuesday, November 7, 2010

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A general view of the City of Los Angeles as seen on a foggy day with fog on Mount Adams, as seen from Pacific Coast Highway, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2010. The city is among those awarded grants of up to $50,000 each for projects related to the climate and energy crises. less

A general view of the City of Los Angeles as seen on a foggy day with fog on Mount Adams, as seen from Pacific Coast Highway, in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2010. The city is among those awarded grants… more

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SAN FRANCISCO — The City Council gave the green light Tuesday to a plan to create a climate-friendly South Bay neighborhood near the waterfront, which is poised to welcome about 5,000 new residents by 2015.

The council voted to dedicate $5 million in state grants to the project, which is being championed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilman Bernard Parker. It will get $3 million from the state’s Energy Commission and another $2 million from the California Community Foundation.

The council’s decision puts the proposed area within the proposed expansion of Measure A, which passed with a majority of the city’s voters in favor last month. The expansion plan will add about 400,000 square feet of public spaces. Measure A is slated to be voted on again next month.

“Our generation deserves the climate that this city provides, and these are crucial investments,” Parker said during a raucous public meeting, with the council chamber packed for the final approval. “We are on the cusp of making Los Angeles a model for the nation about how to build a resilient economy.”

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The funds for the project were cut from the state’s Environmental Protection Agency’s

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