The annual Culver City ‘Party in the Park’ known as Fiesta la Ballona (fiestalaballona.org) certainly has an unusual name. The festival this week August 26-28, 2016 is a community oriented event with carnival rides, bands, games, fundraising booths, food and entertainment. But why is it named Ballona? It turns out that a nine-mile-long flood control channel drains the Ballona Creek and watershed, which covers approximately 130 square miles from the Santa Monica mountains on the north to the Baldwin Hills on the south, and from the Harbor Freeway (110) on the east to eastern edge of Santa Monica. About four miles of the creek lie within the City of Culver City. You can read all about local conservation efforts: ballonacreek.org
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