In 2023, the state legislature passed a law reversing a previous law preventing cities from banning artificial turf on residential property, and it's been a wild ride. In June, Councilmember Blumenfield introduced a motion, in Council File 24-0602, and he joined us to discuss that motion and its journey. Then we discussed the challenges with artificial turf to our health and to the health of our planet, in addition to how we can make the transition back to natural turf when the City is on a tight budget.
Panelists were:
Bob Blumenfield, Councilmember, 3rd District
Randy Booker, Director, Turfevolution
Mas Dojiri, PhD, Assistant General Manager, LA Sanitation and Environment
David Girón, Climate and Energy Policy Advisor, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
Amy Griffin, soccer coach and former soccer player
Robert Sjoquist, Director, Soils Solutions
Dianne Woelke, MSN, Board Member, Safe Healthy Playing Fields
Learn more at ncsa.la/artificial_turf, and please, if you are with a neighborhood council and have not yet submitted a CIS, submit one! You can learn more at ncsa.la/submit_a_cis.