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January 29, 2025

Mayor Bass Executive Order on Expediting Disaster Recovery

With focus and attention the City of LA's role in wildfire recovery and reconstruction efforts in the Pacific Palisades, TPR shares LA Mayor Karen Bass's Emergency Executive Order No. 1 issued January 13, 2025, which outlines the city's immediate efforts to cut through the red-tape, eliminate discretionary reviews, and expedite the process for constitutents in the Palisades to rebuild.

January 29, 2025

SoLa Impact’s Model/Z Housing Deserves Our Attention

Martin Muoto, founder and CEO of SoLa Impact, shares news of SoLa's new Watts prefabrifaction plant and Model/Z home and discusses SoLa’s rapid response to devastation of the Eaton Fire.

January 28, 2025

Rick Cole on Local Governance in the Aftermath of the Fires

Rick Cole shares his perspective on rebuilding the capacity of local government across LA County to grapple with the challenges ahead.

January 13, 2025

The Fires Still Burn, But Our Future Cannot Wait: An Op-Ed

TPR publishes this open letter in the spirit of collaboration to begin the conversation for what comes next for ensuring impacted Angelenos can build back better without delay.

January 12, 2025

Gov. Newsom Calls for a 'Marshall Plan' for LA

TPR shares the text of Governor Newsom's executive order waiving CEQA and Coastal Act requirements, expanding the state's anti-price gouging law, and committing to working with the Legislature to identify statutory changes that can help expedite recovery while enhancing wildfire resilience and safety.

January 9, 2025

LA County Wildfires Emergency Update from Sup. Kathryn Barger, LACPW, LADWP, LAFD

TPR shares this excerpt from LA County Wildfire Emergency Morning and Evening Briefings on the ongoing emergency operations underway to protect life, contain fire, restore utilities, and supply water and other essential services to impacted communities across Los Angeles.

January 9, 2025

Jake Levine on the Biden Administration’s Global Climate Legacy

Jake Levine unpacks the Biden administration's landmark achievements in climate finance, energy resilience, and the clean energy transition.

January 9, 2025

Larry Kosmont on Value Capture: Zoning as Currency

Larry Kosmont elaborates on the converging trends driving a paradigm shift in how cities approach economic development and the current tools available to capture and leverage the value created by zoning for housing density

November 30, 2024

Related California’s Bill Witte on the Impact of the 2024 Election on West Coast Housing Markets

Citing the unknown trajectory of interest rates as the biggest cost factor impacting real estate markets, Bill Witte reflects on possible state and local outcomes of the November election

November 25, 2024

LA Mayor Karen Bass on Solving Homelessness: Are We on the Right Track?

TPR excerpts UCLA Blueprint's Jim Newton interview of LA Mayor Karen Bass assessing the city's progress on homelessness,

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