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Easter in the Park with A Better LA

A Better LA helped sponsor and host Easter in the Park at Queen Anne’s Recreation Center on Saturday. Hard working volunteers for A Better LA and Unity One worked together with the Parks and Recreation department to host approximately 1,000 people. All guests enjoyed carnival snacks, listened to a live band, and the kids [...]

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Add Your Comment · Apr 13, 2009 - 4:35 pm

Feature on Curtis Woodle, A Better LA Board Member

Curtis Woodle, the department gang liaison supervisor at LAPD detective headquarters and a board member of A Better LA, spoke with ABLA Volunteer Callie Schweitzer about his hero, Pete Carroll, and how he’s changed since meeting the man behind A Better LA.
The first meeting:
Woodle said he was initially skeptical of Carroll and his [...]

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Add Your Comment · Apr 10, 2009 - 3:36 pm

The Milken Institute Hosts: The Hot Zone Approach to Battling Gang Violence

The Milken Institute Hosts: The Hot Zone Approach to Battling Gang ViolenceBy Charlotte Bergin, A Better LA Volunteer
A Better LA’s Executive Director Brian Center and six other diverse panelists met at the Milken Institute last Thursday to discuss the gang situation in Los Angeles. With as many as [...]

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Add Your Comment · Apr 8, 2009 - 11:38 am