Assemblymember Ted Lieu and Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl cut the ribbon for the opening of the Shallow Water Nature Center and Library Corner at the Matilla Village Center in Playa del Rey. Also in attendance are (l-r) Steve Napolitano, Environmental Deputy for LA County Supervisor Don Knabe; Angie Megert, Outreach Coordinator for Ballona Institute; Marcia Hanscom; and Robert Roy van de Hoek, Co-Directors of the Ballona Institute.
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