South L.A. residents frustrated as new ‘parks’ mean more concrete, little shade – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

South L.A. residents frustrated as new ‘parks’ mean more concrete, little shade – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

SOUTH LOS ANGELES — In 2016, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure A with the hope of transforming the region’s neglected parks.  Framed as a once-in-a-generation fix to decades of underinvestment, the parcel tax was designed to fund parks, open space and recreation facilities with a strong emphasis on equity — channeling resources to areas long deemed “park poor.” Almost nine years later, in parts of South Los Angeles, residents say the resu…