Zócalo Public Square

What challenges are struggling Los Angeles communities facing, and what are individuals, organizations, and government doing to improve these neighborhoods? These were some of the questions tackled at a Zócalo/The California Wellness Foundation event at MOCA Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, UC Irvine criminologist Charis E. Kubrin, St. John’s Well Child and Family Center/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center pediatrician Chris Mink, and GRYD Foundation president Adrienne Newsom spoke about their work and their hopes for the future at a panel moderated by Zócalo editorial director Sara Catania.