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### Rory Shaw Wetlands Park, Sun Valley – A Story of Missed Opportunities and Environmental Injustice

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## [Building Permit for Rough Grading Leads to Mudstreams Amid Rainfall](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28560:building-permit-for-rough-grading-leads-to-mudstreams-amid-rainfall&catid=327)

Last Fall, Neighbors whose homes abut 4875 West Onteora Way in Eagle Rock witnessed the clipping of the hillside live Oak trees, then packed into sac…

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Written by Tony Butka on February 29 2024.

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Written by Caroline Aguirre on February 29 2024.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on February 26 2024.

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Written by Dianne V. Lawrence on February 22 2024.

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Written by Peter Dreier on February 05 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on February 01 2024.

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Written by Robert G. Jacobsen on February 02 2024.

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Written by Nick Antonicello on January 29 2024.

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Written by Eliot Cohen on January 25 2024.

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Written by Tony Butka on January 18 2024.

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