Mayor Karen Bass has formally launched Shine LA- a brand new month-to-month initiative to have residents band collectively and assist clear up numerous neighborhoods as Los Angeles prepares to host main world sporting occasions, together with the FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.
Unveiled in her State of the Metropolis tackle, Bass defined that Shine LA is extra than simply preparing earlier than “firm” comes. It’s about uniting Angelenos, strengthening neighborhood ties and exhibiting the world- and ourselves- the true spirit of LA. It’s a option to spend money on the town’s future.
“Now we have one purpose– love L.A. We’ll present our love for one another…Block by block, we are going to come collectively to be stronger, extra unified than ever earlier than—and that issues, particularly in a world that seeks to divide us with every passing day,” Bass mentioned in her tackle.
The kickoff celebration was held in Hollywood on Saturday, April 26, which began out wet. Regardless of the climate, greater than 1,000 Angelenos got here out to revitalize 16 completely different websites throughout the town, together with:
mulching and tree upkeep at Augustus Hawkins Park in South LA,
litter elimination and normal beautification at Jefferson Excessive College in South Central,
neighborhood gardening at Imperial Gardens in Watts.
“South Central LA has at all times been a neighborhood constructed on neighbors lifting one another up — and at this time for Shine LA, we’re lifting up our planet, too,” mentioned Councilmember Curren Worth, Council District 9. “Collectively, we’re planting bushes, cleansing our streets, and taking actual, hands-on steps towards a cleaner, greener, and more healthy Los Angeles that is able to welcome the world. That is local weather motion at its finest — rooted in love for our neighborhoods and a dedication to the generations nonetheless to return.”
The subsequent Shine LA occasion is Could 31—an AAPI Day of Service in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Join and discover extra data right here about upcoming Shine LA occasions: mayor.lacity.gov/ShineLA
