So I finally bit the bullet and booked my passage to Washington DC.  I wish I could say this was a pleasurable vacation trip but most likely I’ll be working my butt off advocating for a new park in Hollywood.  A park so special that my dream is for Hollywood residents to call it “The Park”.

This park will be 44 acres of never before used land.  Never before because until we build it, there is no land.  What? Yeah.  The plan is to build over the 101 freeway between Santa Monica Blvd in East Hollywood where the freeway runs below city grade and extend it roughly one mile to Bronson Ave in Central Hollywood.  Essentially making that part of the 101 a tunnel.  I’m crazy you say?  I’d have to agree with you except this isn’t the first time something like this has been built.  There are ‘cap’ parks in San Diego, Seattle, Chicago and Boston.  Right now the only major hurdles we have are economic.  What else is new in this town.  Thats what this trip is for.  Asking the Federal Government to fund this project much like they funded our High-Speed Rail to San Francisco last month.

How can you help?  You can write a letter of support.  You can email them to me at Alfredo@LAnative.net or get them to me in person.  I leave Saturday March 13th so get those in to me before then. Thanks. For more details on what this project is please visit: http://hollywoodfreewaycentralpark.org/

Seeing as this is my first ever trip to DC I plan on visiting a few museums and monuments and maybe some friends. 

So I guess this really will be a pleasurable trip after all.