The LA river flows to Washington

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The second day of Mayor Eric Garcetti's first trip to D.C. as the mayor of Los Angeles was spent working up support for his efforts to revitalize the LA River, a movie landmark featured in Grease and Terminator 2.  The billion dollar project would focus on the area around Griffith Park, and would attempt to bring some wildlife back to the river. The Army Corps of Engineers is backing a less expensive plan, and the group of LA river supporters, which included Councilman Mitch O'Farrell and the Friends of the LA River, are pushing hard for the more expansive version.