LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2006 - Judge Helen Bendix rejected all the farmer’s claims in the case South Central Farmers vs. Ralph Horowitz and the City of Los Angeles today. Attorneys for the farmers say they will appeal the decision to the appellate court. The verdict does not come as unexpected, Judge Bendix has ruled against the farmers in the past only to be overturned in appeal.
The farmers are disappointed, but say they are not giving up and plan to continue in their struggle to take back the land. In an interview out side the courthouse, Rosa Romero, a community supporter of the farm, said the farmers will continue to maintain a presence at the site of the farm and plan to cultivate every piece of land in the surrounding neighborhood they can find. In addition to the fight to reclaim the land at 41st and Long Beach, the farmers say they plan to take the fight citywide to bring sustainable community based urban farming to every part of Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2006 - Judge Helen Bendix will announce her decision in the case South Central Farmers vs. Ralph Horowitz and the City of Los Angeles, et al tomorrow at 9:30 AM in the Los Angeles Superior Court 111 North Hill Street, Dept. 18.
The ruling will depend on if the attorneys for the farmers were able to convince Judge Bendix that the city’s sale of the land to Horowitz was unlawfully transacted and constituted a waste of public funds.
A ruling in favor of the farmers will hopefully result in the sale being nullified and the transfer of the land back to the city. The farmers believe that they stand a better chance of negotiating with the city to regain the land for farming.
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LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2006 - An estimated 7,000 people attended a pro-war rally in the Fairfax District today. The governor of California and the mayor of Los Angeles spoke at the rally in support of the Israeli government’s bombing and invasion of Lebanon. About 200 people demonstrated near the entrance to the rally in support of the people of Lebanon and Palestine.
From the Newswire: Report & Photos by Marcus
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