News

July 20, 2006

Chick Offers Recommendations for Building & Safety; Faults ‘Low-Life' Media Reports of Audit

L.A. City Contoller Laura Chick explains her recent audits of Building and Safety and defends the department's besieged general manager, Andrew Adelman.

July 20, 2006

Looking Up: Astani Enterprises Breaks Ground on Residential High-Rises in Downtown L.A.

Despite L.A.'s unique challenges to building high-rises, Sonny Astani is betting that in Downtown, up is the way to go.

July 20, 2006

New Pacific Unveils Plans for Beverly Hills ‘Trophy' Project

A new player on the L.A. real estate scene catches Beverly Hills' attention with a LEED-certified Richard Meier design.

July 20, 2006

HACLA Reinvents HUD Housing Projects as True Communities

Rudy Montiel, director of L.A.'s HUD agency, endeavors to build projects that create communities and help show low-income residents a way up.

July 20, 2006

East L.A. Revitalization Going Strong Under Councilman Huizar

With an enthusiastic council member and unprecedented public investment, L.A.'s dense, diverse Eastside is coming into its own.

June 28, 2006

APTA President Millar Lauds National Investments in Public Transit; Encourages L.A. to Do More

APTA's Bill Millar notes the L.A. region's great progress in public transit and offers a strategy for the region to compete for scarce federal funds.

June 28, 2006

Municipal WiFi: Diamond Bar Offers Lessons For Jurisdictions Implementing Networks

City of Diamond Bar Information Services Director Ken Desforges presages the next great infrastructure revolution--ubiquitous wireless broadband access.

June 28, 2006

"Beyond ‘Chinatown'" Recounts History of the MWD-America's ‘Most Important Water Agency'

UC San Diego political science professor Steve Erie debunks some of the mystery intrigue surrounding the history of the Metropolitan Water District.

June 28, 2006

Alameda Corridor Goes Full-Steam Ahead, but Goods Movement Needs Billions More

ACTA CEO John Doherty discusses ways for future infrastructure projects to emulate and expand upon the success of the Alameda Corridor.

June 28, 2006

Heal the Bay Advocates for TMDL Compliance And Cleaner Waterways

Mark Gold celebrates improvements in water quality but warns that the battle against dirty storm water has only begun.

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