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Take Back the Alley!
Alleyways are frequent sites of dumping, tagging, and crime in the Greater Logan Heights area. These conditions contribute to an environment that is unsanitary and unsafe for the residents live and work around alleyways. "Take Back the Alley" is a community-driven initiative to transform alleys into beautiful, clean, and safe passageways where neighbors can congregate freely. On Saturday May 17th neighbors came together to paint murals, build planters out of recycled materials, pull weeds, sweep up dirt and enjoy a community block party in two alleys in the neighborhood: between Imperial and Commercial (between 28th and 29th) and between Clay and Franklin (between 30th and 31st)!
Neighborhood Cleanup
On April 26, BAME CDC partnered with I Love a Clean San Diego and the Office of Councilmember David Alvarez to host a Creek to Bay cleanup at EKCO Metals. We brought together a total of 50 volunteers including staff from LISC San Diego, LISC AmeriCorps members, Logan Heights Library Teen Council, King-Chavez High School Rotary Club, KIPP Adelante students and staff, Urban Corps, as well as local business owners and residents from the community. Over the course of three hours, volunteers covered an area of about 2 miles and we filled 4 large dumpster, collecting nearly 20,000 lbs of trash!
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Community Voices
– Cesar Mendez, Leadership Institute graduateEl Sobreruedas fue todo un exito! Me acuerdo cuando apenas empezábamos a llamar a los vendedores y ahora es un hecho. El pueblo Latino esta agradecido con este proyecto. Ojalá se continue buscando nuevas alternativas para otras comunidades que estan olvidadas y que solo sirven para destruir nuestra junventud con la venta de drogas.
– Attendee of the Sobreruedas/ Neighborhood MarketIt’s about time there was something like this in the community!
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