2020 Preservation Award Recipient There’s no better way to enjoy Southern California’s beautiful weather than spending time outside, in parks and open spaces. While parks are most often valued as places to access outdoor recreation, our County parks also have important layers of history. In the past, valuable cultural and historic resources have been lost […]

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The first women's center to be established in Los Angeles from 1970-72 and significant for its connection to LGBTQ+ communities.

What is an ICO? The Interim Control Ordinances (ICO) for neighborhood conservation created a two-year moratorium on development in certain single-family neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The ordinances limited demolition in soon-to-be Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZ) and established temporary regulations for new construction in more than a dozen other neighborhoods.  What does the ICO mean for […]