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The Impact of E-Bike Libraries: Electro Bici is Turning One Year Old

May 26, 2023

It’s been a bit over a year since our team (Shane Paul, Pat Cray, and myself) went out to Los Angeles to support the launch of Pacoima Beautiful’s Electro Bici E-Bike Library.

June 2, 2023

SB 54: Not a Fairytale Ending for EJ Communities

Melisa Walk | Just Transition Alliance

What is “SB 54” ?

SB 54 is the first legislation in United States history to set specific producer reduction goals to address plastic packaging.

William J. Fox Airfield is situated in the Antelope Valley, 5 miles away from Lancaster. In contrast, Whiteman Airport is located in the heart of Pacoima, a crosswalk away from a densely populated community.

March 28, 2023

Increasing Air Pollution & Reducing Jobs at Whiteman Airport

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The Los Angeles Aviation Commission approved a proposal to provide full-serve and self-serve fueling for aviation gas services at Whiteman Airport and General William J. Fox Airfield. William J. Fox Airfield is situated 5 miles away from Lancaster, while Whiteman Airport is located a crosswalk away from a densely populated community.

Community calls for the shutdown of Whiteman Airport

January 20, 2022

Pacoima Beautiful calls to shutdown Whiteman Airport after latest crash in the community.

Los Angeles – The latest airplane crash underscores the ongoing danger that Whiteman Airport poses to the Pacoima community.

August 3, 2021

Rising Voices: Pacoima Beautiful, Water and Heat in the San Fernando Valley

The Water Hub | Maven's Notebook

Rising Voices is a new monthly-ish column from the Water Hub at Climate Nexus. Each month, we’re listening to what California’s leading advocates and organizers have to say about water issues impacting communities around the state.

June 23, 2021

El Destino del Aeropuerto Whiteman de Pacoima esta Bajo Discusión

Francisco Castro | The San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol

Desde que un avión monomotor de la Patrulla Aérea Civil se estrelló a lo largo de la cuadra 10600 de Sutter Avenue mientras intentaba aterrizar en el cercano aeropuerto Whiteman el 12 de noviembre de 2020, matando al piloto, quemando dos vehículos estacionados en la calle y dañando las entradas a

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June 23, 2021

Fate of Pacoima’s Whiteman Airport Under Discussion

Francisco Castro | The San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol

Ever since a Civil Air Patrol single-engine plane crashed along the 10600 block of Sutter Avenue while trying to land at nearby Whiteman Airport on Nov.

Green Together Collaborative: Take Action

May 18, 2021

Green Together Collaborative launching projects in Pacoima

LOS ANGELES, CA – For the Green Together Collaborative in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, the month of May sets the stage for the collaborative to introduce six notable projects breaking ground within the Pacoima- Sun Valley area.

April 22, 2021

'She Coughs When She's Sleeping': Life In Polluted Pacoima

Caroline Champlin | LAist

When Amanda Rivera was diagnosed with asthma as a child, everyone told her she’d grow out of it. Instead, Rivera feels like she grew into it.

April 22, 2021

Profiling Pacoima's Climate Activists

Take Two with A Martinez

The climate activists with the group "Pacoima Beautiful" are trying to make change happen for the better to improve air quality for the residents of the San Fernando Valley.

March 16, 2021

Cal State Northridge students revitalizing abandoned community garden in Pacoima

Marianne Love | Los Angeles Daily News

A group of students from Cal State Northridge working toward getting green thumbs are revitalizing a community garden in Pacoima abandoned last year when coronavirus restrictions shut down operations.

March 11, 2021

Contaminación ambiental y accidentes aéreos, dos problemas que aquejan a los residentes de Pacoima

Univision

Un gran porcentaje de los habitantes de ese vecindario de Los Ángeles son latinos. Sin embargo, muchos de ellos aseguran sentirse abandonados y desprotegidos, especialmente aquellos que viven cerca del Aeropuerto Whiteman.

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March 2, 2021

Update on Valley Generating Station Campaign

News that the Valley Generating Station has been leaking gas for at least two years has created a strong reaction in our community. Pacoima Beautiful was motivated to educate, organize, and advocate for the closure of gas operations at Valley Generating Station (VGS).

February 23, 2021

Vaccines Are Not Reaching Hardest Hit Los Angeles Communities

Jessica Goodheart & Angelika Albaladejo | Capital and Main

Veronica Sance was irate. For days, she’d been monitoring the sidewalk in front of a prime South Los Angeles COVID-19 vaccination site, Kedren Community Health Center. And she did not like what she was seeing.

December 30, 2020

Pacoima residents, community call for action against Whiteman Airport

Monserrat Solis | Daily Sundial

Eva Avalos-Benitez ran and fell away from the flames that threatened her home as she and her grandson escaped through the back with the help of their neighbors, her hair and sweater covered with debris.

December 2, 2020

LA Council Moves to Shut Down Valley Gas Generating Facility

Mike Terry, The San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol

The shutting down of the Valley Generating Station owned and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in Sun Valley took a big step forward after the LA City Council approved Council President Nury Martinez’s motion calling for said action, and to determine a timeline for

November 20, 2020

Pacoima Neighbors Call For Whiteman Airport To Be Closed After Fatal Plane Crash

CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — More than a week after a plane crashed into their neighborhood, residents in Pacoima say Whiteman Airport is a safety threat and want it to be shut down.

November 18, 2020

Time to close Whiteman Airport

Los Angeles – Pacoima Beautiful, the leading San Fernando Valley environmental justice organization, calls upon the County of Los Angeles to close and support the redevelopment of the Whiteman Airport in the wake of another small plane crash last week.

November 13, 2020

Whiteman Airport Accident on November 12, 2020

Pacoima Beautiful would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the pilot impacted by his or her tragic passing, we are truly sorry for your loss. And we wish you healing and peace during this difficult time.

October 28, 2020

The health of the Northeast Valley community finally prioritized as City Council President submits motion calling for a sunset date to gas operations at the Valley Generating Station

Los Angeles – After news broke of a methane leak at the Valley Gas Plant, Pacoima Beautiful escalated advocacy efforts to secure a clean energy future for the Northeast San Fernando Valley through the Clean Energy for the NESFV first! campaign.

September 23, 2020

Los Angeles hid a methane leak for a year. Activists want the power plant shut down

Sammy Roth | Los Angeles Times

Andres Ramirez doesn’t know who scrawled the words “SHUT DOWN THE PLANT” across a cinder-block wall outside Valley Generating Station, where red and white smokestacks tower over the northeast corner of the San Fernando Valley.

September 9, 2020

Methane Gas Leak Protest

The San Fernando Valley Sun

Sun Valley residents and activists marched from Alliance High School to the LA Dept. of Water and Power’s Valley Generating power station on Tuesday, Sept.8, to protest the methane gas leak occurring at the facility. LADWP first acknowledged the leak on Aug.

Residents and activists protest outside the LADWP plant in Sun Valley

September 9, 2020

Residentes de Sun Valley: ‘Queremos que pare la fuga de metano’

Virginia Gaglianone | La Opinión

María Madrigal ha vivido en el mismo vecindario de Sun Valley, en el Valle de San Fernando, por los últimos 33 años.

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September 8, 2020

LADWP transparency broke down in midst of Sun Valley methane leak, officials say

Ryan Carter | Los Angeles Daily News

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Tuesday, Sept.

September 4, 2020

Community calls for immediate fix to methane leak at Valley Generating Station

Los Angeles – Pacoima Beautiful leads a march and rally in Sun Valley to voice outrage over a methane leak in their community that has existed for more than a year.

November 29, 2019

Electric vehicle rental program to be rolled out in Pacoima

Elizabeth Chou | Los Angeles Daily News

A Pacoima nonprofit will be experimenting with an electric vehicle “car-sharing” program as a way to give families in the northeast San Fernando Valley an additional way of getting around.

November 18, 2019

LACI Launches Pilot Projects to Improve Air Quality And First/Last Mile Zero Emissions Mobility Solutions in underserved Los Angeles Communities

LACI News

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) announced the recipients of the Zero Emissions Mobility and Community Pilot Project Fund today.

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