Los Angeles, CA (Thurs., Feb. 17, 2005) - Talk of the City host Kitty Felde is broadcasting live from Lynwood's Libreria Martinez Books and Art Gallery to discuss community redevelopment on February 28 from 2 to 3 p.m. The Libreria Martinez Books and Art Gallery is located at 3170 East Imperial Highway, Suite B, in Lynwood's Plaza Mexico. The public is encouraged to attend. Seating is first-come, first-serve.

The show will focus on cities such as Lynwood and Paramount, which have creatively reinvented themselves to improve their community. Lynwood, for example, has a Korean developer building a replica of a Mexican plaza, and Paramount uses white picket fences as a way to improve property values.

This program is supported in part by grants from Southern California Edison and from the California Community Foundation. Founded in 1915, the California Community Foundation holds assets totaling more than $550 million and manages more than 900 individual charitable funds. It makes grants to nonprofit organizations serving the communities of Southern California.

Kitty Felde has been named Journalist of the Year by both the LA Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists. Talk of the City is part of KPCC's award-winning newsroom. KPCC is the flagship station of Southern California Public Radio. In the past four years, KPCC has won more awards for excellence in journalism than any other radio station in Southern California. KPCC is also the fastest-growing public radio station in the country, airing the signature public radio news and talk programs from NPR, along with Talk of the City and AirTalk with Larry Mantle weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon.