Site cleared for the future Los Angeles River park

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A demolition ceremony to clear land for a park on the Los Angeles River in Lincoln Heights presided over by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilman Ed Reyes. The city purchased the site two years ago with Proposition O funds, a voter approved clean water bond measure. Councilman Reyes and Miguel Luna, a Prop O committee member, share why this project is important for the community.