Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), a member of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement about her vote today against the fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which failed to pass the House today: “As a member of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I worked hard to ensure that our bill would be good for America and good for my Los Angeles communities. I included language encouraging the Army Corps of Engineers... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), and Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28) released the following statements commending the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for including the authorization of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project in the Water Resources and Development Act of 2016 (WRDA). Last week, 12 members of the Los Angeles area congressional delegation urged the House Transportation and Infrast... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28), and ten additional members of the Los Angeles-area congressional delegation sent a letter to President Obama calling for $4.2 million in Preconstruction Engineering and Design (PED) funding for the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project to be included in next year’s budget request. The project would restore and revitalize the areas where the LA River flows, from Burba... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28), and 11 additional members of the Los Angeles Area Congressional Delegation sent a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee to provide at least $122 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Fiscal Year 2016 for ongoing ecosystem restoration project studies across the nation, including one related to the Los Angeles River. “For years, I have been privileged to figh... Read more

This week, the House Appropriations Committee passed the FY13 Energy and Water appropriations bill, which included $100,000 to continue the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Study. “I am very pleased that the FY13 Energy and Water bill includes funding for this important effort,” said Congresswoman Roybal-Allard. “The LA River has great potential for both economic and environmental revitalization in the community, and this funding will continue to move this project forward,” Roybal-Allard ... Read more

(Editor's Note: For Studio City Patch, Debra Graff took one of the first trips down the Los Angeles River that was allowed through a new program providing public access to the navigable waters. Here is her story.) I would never imagine in my wildest dreams that I could be in the middle of the San Fernando Valley traversing between Balboa Park and the Sepulveda Dam and not hear the sound of a single car or the whir of the freeway. Click here to view a slideshow of the trip. Believe it or not ther... Read more