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April 10, 2018

BIA Roundtable: Scott Wiener on SB 827 & His Statewide Upzoning Agenda

Sen. Wiener covers the slew of amendments and changes he has incorporated into SB 827.

April 9, 2018

UCLA’s Michael Storper on Squaring Urbanism & Density

Professor Michael Storper of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs outlines why the broad-brush of SB 827 will likely led to increased displacement and contradictory effects.

April 9, 2018

Helen Leung Argues ADUs Make a Positive Contribution in Combating CA's Housing Crisis

Co-director of LA-Más Helen Leung explains how Los Angeles is working to increase ADUs through its Highland Park pilot project, as well as improving financing instruments for ADU construction.

April 9, 2018

Carlyle Hall Opines on LA City’s Forfeiture of Local Control Over ADUs

Land use attorney Carlyle Hall takes on the lack of leadership by Los Angeles officials in establish local ADU controls.

April 9, 2018

Sen. Bob Wieckowski on His SB 831 and the Need for ADUs

Bay Area State Senator Bob Wieckowski's SB 831 aims to eliminate impact fees for ADUs and create an amnesty program to bring the 200,000 unpermitted units in California into compliance.

March 26, 2018

Surveillance in Cities: Peter Marx & Allan Alexander Opine

Peter Marx and Allan Alexander sit down with TPR to discuss the impact of surveillance technologies on our cities and way of life.

March 26, 2018

Master Planning & P3 Financing the LA River

At VerdeXchange 2018, leaders of the LA River convened to discuss how the region can make sustainable, resilient, and profitable investments in the river—without the mistakes of Chavez Ravine displacement decades ago.

March 26, 2018

Public Works Director Craig Beck on P3 Financing of Long Beach’s Civic Center

With the first opportunity to build a new City Hall in 40 years, Craig Beck shares how Long Beach is incorporating residential and mixed-use development.

March 21, 2018

Dan Sperling on the ‘Three Revolutions’ Transforming Cars and Transportation

CARB Board Member and Director of UC Davis' Institute of Transportation Studies, Sperling discusses his book "campaign" to get local and state governments on-board with the electrification, automation, and shared mobility services that are transforming transportation.

March 21, 2018

Watts Jordan Downs Village Awarded $35 Mil from California Strategic Growth Council

HACLA CEO Doug Guthrie shares how the collaborative Watts Rising team to successfully win the Transformative Climate Communities grant for the Jordan Downs Urban Village.

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