Police Bulldoze L.A. Urban Farm, Arrest 40

"Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shut down a 14-acre urban farm in South Los Angeles on Tuesday, arresting more than 40 protesters as they cleared a plot of land that has been the source of discord and controversy in the community for two decades...Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other city leaders continued negotiations with the landowner even as deputies used bolt cutters and power tools to remove protesters who had attached themselves to concrete-filled drums and mature trees...Officials bulldozed vegetable gardens...The farm site â€" and the story of how after the 1992 riots residents turned the vacant land into patches of fruits and vegetables â€" has become a symbol of hope and self-sufficiency to many..."

"[Mayor] Villaraigosa said the city would relocate the farmers to a 7.8-acre site at 111th Street and Avalon Boulevard that has the capacity to hold 200 garden plots. Already, 30 farmers have been allowed to begin cultivating that land. The city has also identified 100 other plots around the city for community gardens, the mayor said."