LA’s $2.5 million plan to close road in MacArthur Park raises local ...
Jul 10, 2024 · City leaders are channeling $2.5 million into plans to close the road running through MacArthur Park to boost local access to green space, but some residents would rather the leaders first...
Column: Can MacArthur Park be saved? Its past offers a blueprint …
Nov 9, 2024 · MacArthur Park was once a great source of municipal pride; but today, crime, gang activity, homelessness and drug use have reached new levels in the impoverished community. Over the years,...
The time for excuses is over. L.A.'s MacArthur Park needs a …
Dec 21, 2024 · On Thursday, Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, who believes too much money is spent on law enforcement and not enough on social services, held a news conference in MacArthur Park to announce ...
In LA’s fentanyl epidemic, MacArthur Park community bears the …
Aug 28, 2023 · In the past three years, MacArthur Park has become a hub for fentanyl sales and consumption – a phenomenon driven, in part, by an underground trade in shoplifted goods that people use to make...
Mired in overdose crisis, MacArthur Park struggles to revive ...
Oct 30, 2023 · The working-class neighborhood of MacArthur Park, which sits at the epicenter of Los Angeles’ overdose crisis, has a pressing need to be heard in City Hall. But the city’s traditional strategy...
MacArthur Park homicide: 2 arrested after man found dead in lake
Jun 7, 2024 · LOS ANGELES - Two suspects were arrested after 28-year-old Kyle Sherwood was found dead in the lake at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood, officials said.
City launches plan to reconnect MacArthur Park
Jul 10, 2024 · A plan to close off Wilshire Boulevard to cars and reconnect the two sides of MacArthur Park with the aim of creating a larger and greener space is set to begin, Los Angeles City officials...
MacArthur Park Reopens After Four-Month Closure - LAmag
Feb 23, 2022 · A section of MacArthur Park is now open to the public after undergoing more than $1.5 million in renovations. The park’s lakeside portion, which closed in October, reopened Tuesday.
Column: By MacArthur Park, the lights are out and residents are …
Sep 14, 2024 · MacArthur Park is under siege from gangs and addicts. Is it too much to ask the city to fix the broken streetlights that line the borders of the public space?
Peace Ambassadors and More Safety Measures Unveiled for MacArthur Park
Dec 19, 2024 · Los Angeles officials announced new initiatives Thursday to enhance safety, cleanliness and health services for residents near MacArthur Park in downtown Los Angeles.