Los Angeles, CA – TreePeople announces strong support today for a $9 billion local school bond measure that will go before voters on the upcoming November ballot. Dan Berger, TreePeople’s Executive Director of Operations, released the following statement:
"No child dreams of playing on asphalt, and yet the vast majority of preschool-12 students in Los Angeles attend schools blanketed in blacktop with far too little tree canopy and shade. All students deserve shade trees and play fields that enrich learning, reduce extreme heat, and improve mental health and well-being.
The LAUSD Board of Education has taken bold action to meet the moment by sending an unprecedented $9 billion school construction bond to the November ballot — the largest school bond in LAUSD history. And, for the first time ever, an LAUSD bond measure includes a major investment in green schoolyards, with $1.25 billion set aside to transform schoolyards and change lives across the district.
We commend the LAUSD Board for their leadership and for providing the opportunity to vote for a greener future for all students this November."
The LAUSD Board of Education has taken bold action to meet the moment by sending an unprecedented $9 billion school construction bond to the November ballot — the largest school bond in LAUSD history. And, for the first time ever, an LAUSD bond measure includes a major investment in green schoolyards, with $1.25 billion set aside to transform schoolyards and change lives across the district.
We commend the LAUSD Board for their leadership and for providing the opportunity to vote for a greener future for all students this November."
About TreePeople: TreePeople unites the power of trees, people, and nature-based solutions to grow a more climate-ready Southern California. The environmental nonprofit organization inspires, engages and supports people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, facilitates collaboration among government agencies, and promotes leadership in grassroots volunteers, students and communities. In this way, TreePeople seeks to build a powerful and diverse coalition to grow a greener, healthier and more water-secure Southern California for present and future generations. For more information, visit treepeople.org.
For more information please contact:
Alex Miller
Director of Marketing & Communications
amiller@treepeople.org
Alex Miller
Director of Marketing & Communications
amiller@treepeople.org
