801CD Parks, Schools and Pools by City Council District
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There are unfair park, school, and health disparities by Los Angeles City Council District.
Thus, for example, District 13 (Garcetti) in Central Los Angeles and District 10 (Wesson) in South Los Angeles each has .35 net acres of urban parks per thousand residents, compared to 15.86 net acres in District 12 (Smith) in the West San Fernando Valley.
The disparities are even more dramatic if total acres of parks are included. There are .43 total acres of parks per thousand residents in District 10 (Wesson), and 57.68 in District 11 (Rosendahl) in West Los Angeles, as reported in the Los Angeles Times.
Central and South Los Angeles are disproportionately populated by people of color and low income people, while the West San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles are disproportionately white and wealthy.
These facts are illustrated in Chart 801C and Graph 801N.
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There are similar unfair disparities to parks and recreation based on
*State Assembly,
*State Senate,
*Congressional,
*County Supervisorial, and
*LAUSD districts.
Read more in The City Project’s Policy Report Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Mapping Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region, a guide for creating healthy, livable communities for all.
