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Greening advocates press Los Angeles Unified to unlock bond funding and reimburse nonprofit partners
Summary
The Living Schoolyards Coalition told the committee it has raised roughly $57–58 million and greened or is greening 52 campuses, but partners say district fees, bond‑process hurdles and site contamination are shrinking project scope and delaying work; the coalition urged district action on reimbursements and project inclusion in the strategic execution plan.
Nonprofit greening partners told the Greening Schools and Climate Resilience Committee that community‑led projects are producing schoolyard forests, expanded tree canopy and asphalt removal, but that implementation is being slowed by district fees, unclear bond procedures and site remediation costs.
"We have either greened or are in the process of greening 52 campuses," Michaela Randolph of Green Schools America said. "Collectively we have planted or plan to plant over 1,700 trees." She told the committee coalition partners have raised about $57 million to date to support campus greening.
Robin Mark of Salt Landscape Architects said the coalition appreciates a board resolution that allocated $3 million to cover district costs, but added…
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