South L.A. among communities awarded state grants for climate projects
Updated 10:19 pm, Monday, September 2, 2013
The Westwood community wants to make it more sustainable. There’s a school in the neighborhood, a big fire station and a grocery store. But the neighborhood is also full of homeless people and the occasional meth dealer.
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Los Angeles County awarded $1.6 million to nine communities Monday to help them develop energy-efficient housing, water conservation and other approaches to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Los Angeles County awarded $1.6 million to nine communities Monday to help them develop energy-efficient housing, water conservation and other approaches to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Westwood was awarded $1.5 million, while Baldwin Park, Gardena and Compton received $1 million each. The nine communities are:
Baldwin Park
Baldwin Park is a community of less than a half-million people in the southeast section of Los Angeles County. In 2010, it ranked sixth among Los Angeles County low-income neighborhoods in terms of median household income, at $36,823. Westwood residents had a median household income of $57,100.
The city of Baldwin Park is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, with more than 4,300 residents and just over 1,000 businesses.
Baldwin Park is a community of less than a half-million people in the southeast section of Los Angeles County. In 2010, it ranked sixth among Los Angeles County low-income neighborhoods in terms of median household income, at $36,823. Westwood residents had a median household income of $57,100.
The city of Baldwin Park is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, with more than 4,300 residents and just over 1,000 businesses.
Gardena
Gardena is about 25 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the Montebello area, on what was the U.S.-Mexico border. It had a population of about 19,000 in 2010, and was ranked 13th among Los Angeles County low-income neighborhoods in terms of median household income, at $38,093.
Gardena is about 25 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in
