LA Times Features Long Beach Success Story
The Los Angeles Times today reports on the turnaround success of Long Beach’s own Henderson Avenue, a westside neighborhood that was violence-ridden before blighted apartments were replaced with a community-wide garden. The Times’ Robert Faturechi tells the tale: Just a few years ago, two adjacent apartment complexes on the 1900 block of Henderson were havens for drug dealers and prostitutes, according to city officials. Neighbors were leery of leaving their homes, and the complexes drew a high number of police calls.But these days the scene is decidedly peaceful. The crime-plagued apartments have been replaced by healthy plots of squash, golden chard, watermelon and cucumbers thriving in Long Beach's salty breezes. Continue reading Long Beach Post.
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