From CommonGroundCity.com

Los Angeles area artists are embarking on a vitally new campaign for a comprehensive neighborhood arts policy. We have already met with muralists, graf artists, poets, cultural venues, Open Mic crews, arts advocates, and more since March. We plan to take the rest of spring and all of summer meeting with similar groups and individuals in all districts of this vast city. We’re talking about theater groups, independent bookstores, dance troupes, musicians, playwrights, folk arts, and more.

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