📢 Due to the lack of action in city hall, our community members that live near the Murphy drill site protested against planned acid maintenance jobs that endanger community health in April and May. While our protests successfully delayed these acid jobs temporarily, we need the city to pass more permanent protections for the health of the seniors, residents, and 1,300 students who live or go to school within 1,000 feet of Murphy. We are working with @stand_losangeles to demand that the City of LA end acid maintenance, readopt the oil phaseout ordinance, and swiftly shorten their oil phaseout timeline! Recently, Richard gave an interview with the LAist about our fight to end neighborhood drilling in Los Angeles.
Read more here or at the link in bio: laist.com/news/climate-environment/la-city-repeals-oil-phaseout-law-as-residents-near-wells-seek-health-protections
We held our fourth pop-up protest at the Murphy drill site against the toxic acid maintenance work that E&B Natural Resources has scheduled and successfully cancelled them again! Thanks to all neighbors and allies that showed up at 6:30am this morning to tell LA to stop the acid drop and end neighborhood oil drilling once and for all.
Special thanks to our partners at SEIU 721 for lending the balloons and their solidarity for this amazing floating banner we created! And a special shout out to all the neighbors who showed up to help us trace, cut, and zip tie the message to the fencing yesterday in our backyard art build! ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
Farewell to our amazing fifth graders!
This year, the Adventures Ahead program was filled with intelligent, creative, artistic, and hardworking children who truly made every day special. From reading and learning to art projects and laughter, these students brought so much joy to our program.
We are beyond proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see the incredible things you do next. Keep shining and dreaming big!
With love,
The Adventures Ahead Team
#AdventuresAhead #FifthGradeFarewell #FutureLeaders #CreativeMinds #YoungArtists ClassOf2026 ProudTeachers AfterSchoolProgram ReadingMatters DreamBig
We’re thrilled to see some familiar faces on @pbssocal ! Check out their latest episode on the fight to end neighborhood oil drilling in LA: exploring the history, health impacts and heroic work of frontline communities. Watch the full video at link in bio!
Redeemer Community Partnership is grateful to be part of such a powerful piece on the impact of neighborhood oil drilling and environmental injustice in Los Angeles. The Fight to End Oil Drilling reflects the lived experiences of so many South LA families and communities continuing to advocate for clean air, health, and justice.
Check out the PBS Earth Focus premiere of Crude Awakening:
/watch?v=XWBcCI4J9fI
@neighborhoodlandtrust@stand_losangeles@uscehc@wenpublichealth
Join us for our Spring Workdays at the Jefferson Test Plot. Help us prepare the space for summer by watering, weeding, and mulching alongside neighbors and community members. No experience is necessary, and tools, gloves, and refreshments will be provided.
📍 1371 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007
🗓 Sunday, May 17th | 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
🗓 Sunday, June 14th | 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
We’d love to have you out there with us as we continue caring for and growing this community space together.
RSVP here: /volunteer/jefferson-051726
The Jefferson Test Plot is a community project that is so dear to us and we are grateful to have our story be shared. Thank you to Jadon Frank and @annenbergmedia for this wonderful article.
You can find the full article in the linktree in our bio.
🌳😍🌳 TREES! 🌳😍🌳 14 years after residents started visioning to make Jefferson Blvd. a safe route to school and 10 years after the Make Jefferson Beautiful project received state funding, the city is planting street trees. Coming soon: ♿repaired sidewalks, 🚴♀️bike lanes, 🚦signalized pedestrian crossings, 🔆pedestrian lights, and more. 🌎Happy Earth Day!🌎
USC is the largest industrial gas boiler polluter in LA County. Following months of diligent research and preparation, our youth invited LA County Supervisor and South Coast Air Quality Managment District board member Holly Mitchell to discuss the urgent need to protect breathers with zero-emission rules to replace dirty boilers. By their community leadership and love of neighbor our youth set an example for us all to emulate.
We had such a great time planting native plants at the former Jefferson Drill Site! Thank you to everyone who came out and to our partners: @neighborhoodlandtrust , @test_plot , and @theodorepayne . We’re excited to keep cultivating a beautiful, welcoming community space.
Dear Jefferson Test Plot volunteers,
Due to the excessive heat warning we’ve decided to push our community planting day back a few hours to 4:30-7pm on Saturday March 14th. We understand that some of you may no longer be able to attend and we apologize for the last minute time change. We want to prioritize the comfort and safety of our community. Hope to see you out there. There will be California native plants, good vibes and pupusas! It will still be warm so please bring a hat and water. Hope to see you.
Moving forward, there are many ways to stay involved. We’ll be sending out information soon about weekly watering to help our garden get established.
Best, Jefferson Test Plot team
1371 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Anand has long been a beloved member of the community. She and her husband built Essencials market into more than a store, it was a welcoming place filled with kindness and familiar smiles. After the heartbreaking loss of her husband, the community surrounded Anand with love and support, giving her the strength to keep going.
So when the RCP youth group asked to paint a mural representing safety, unity and hope, she warmly agreed. Her journey shows that even through deep pain, resilience and community can create something beautiful.
