Manzanar Committee Applauds Inyo County For Taking Important Step Towards Protecting Manzanar, Owens Valley From Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development

LOS ANGELES — On May 6, the Inyo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move their Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment (REGPA) to the next step, which will be to draft a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report. The amendment no longer includes the Owens Valley as a “Renewable Energy Development Area,” (REDA) where large-scale, industrial... Continue Reading →

May 7, 2014 1

Letter Calls On LADWP To Abandon Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch Project

The following is a letter written by Edward R. Bosley, a resident of both the Owens Valley and Los Angeles. April 28, 2014 Mayor Eric Garcetti 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Commissioner Mel Levine Los Angeles Department of  Water and Power  (LADWP) Room 1555-H, 15th Floor  111 North Hope Street  Los Angeles,... Continue Reading →

May 7, 2014 0

Bernadette Lovato Named As New Superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site

The following is a press release from the National Park Service. SAN FRANCISCO — Bernadette Lovato has been selected as the new Superintendent for Manzanar National Historic Site in California. Lovato is currently the District Manager for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, overseeing 4.8 million acres in northwestern Nevada. She... Continue Reading →

April 22, 2014 0

Inyo County and Los Angeles Groups Urge Caution, Continued Vigilance In Fight Against Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development In Owens Valley – VIDEO

On April 1, 2014, concerned residents of Inyo County and Los Angeles held a press conference before the Inyo County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to continue their discussions on their 2013 Renewable Energy General Management Plan (REGPA) that could have devastating impacts on the Owens Valley, including tremendous adverse effects on the viewshed of... Continue Reading →

April 8, 2014 0

The Unknown Knowns: First-Day Impressions of the Manzanar Concentration Camp

by Wilbur Sato My first impressions of the Manzanar concentration camp came on April 2, 1942, when we were asked by the United States Government—our own government—to report to the Los Angeles train station so we could be “evacuated” or “relocated.” At the station, we were met by officials and soldiers with sidearms and rifles... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2014 1

Inyo County and Los Angeles Groups Urge Caution, Continued Vigilance In Fight Against Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development In Owens Valley

The following is a press release from the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley, the Manzanar Committee, and the Owens Valley Committee. INDEPENDENCE AND LOS ANGELES, CA — On April 4, a broad array of groups working to protect the Owens Valley and the Manzanar National Historic Site from being devastated by large-scale... Continue Reading →

April 4, 2014 2

Statement by Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey On Inyo County REGPA, and LADWP’s Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch

The following are comments by Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey, delivered at an April 1, 2014 press conference at the Inyo County Courthouse, Independence, California, in which a coalition of organizations opposed to the County’s called for significant revisions to the proposed Renewable Energy General Plan Amendment (REGPA), which would open up large swaths of... Continue Reading →

April 1, 2014 0

Dr. Arthur A. Hansen Named Co-Recipient of 2014 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award

LOS ANGELES — On March 26, the Manzanar Committee announced that renowned scholar and co-founder of the Japanese American Oral History Program, Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, has been chosen as one of the 2014 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. Educator and former Manzanar incarceree Mas Okui was also named as a recipient... Continue Reading →

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Mas Okui Named Co-Recipient of 2014 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award

LOS ANGELES — On March 26, the Manzanar Committee announced that educator Mas Okui has been chosen as one of the 2014 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. Scholar and author Dr. Arthur A. Hansen was also named as a recipient (see separate press release). The award, named after the late chair of... Continue Reading →

March 26, 2014 9

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