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March 14, 2017

Leadership & Wise Investments Have Served Fresno Well: Mayor Ashley Swearengin Exit Interview

Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin joins TPR to share lessons from her eight years working to bring fiscal stability and innovation to the Central Valley.

March 1, 2017

DTLA’s Angels Flight To Reopen By Labor Day Thanks To Historic P3

DTLA's Angels Flight will reopen by Labor Day in a public-private partnership. Read remarks by José Huizar, Adele Yellin, Nuria Haltiwanger, and Geoffrey Yarema.

March 1, 2017

Resiliency & Climate Adaptation Case Study: How Communities Are Mobilizing With Bipartisan Support To Save South Louisiana

Concordia's Steven Bingler explains his efforts to protect Southern Louisiana communities at-risk from sea-level rise, with a HUD Natural Disaster Resilience Competition grant.

February 28, 2017

Gov. Brown Prioritizes California’s Water and Transportation Infrastructure Spending

At a recent press conference, Governor Brown said that Californians need to "belly up to the bar and start spending money" to fund resilient, climate-smart water, transportation, and energy infrastructure.

February 27, 2017

The Transformative Prospects Of An LA 2024 Olympics

As LA seeks to host its third Olympic Games in 2024, VerdeXchange and Urban Land Institute convened the champions of the bid at VX2017/ULI's FutureBuild.

February 27, 2017

Parks and Placemaking: How Will LA Spend $93 Million Annually in Park Funding?

In November, Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved a parcel tax to fund the creation and restoration of parks countywide. VX2017 brought civic leaders together to discuss how those funds can transform the region.

February 24, 2017

Mark Ridley-Thomas On Funding Homeless Services Through Measure H

LA County Supervisor Ridley-Thomas discusses how Measure H can bring stability to 45,000 lives over the next five years.

February 23, 2017

Rick Cole on City Planning: A Call To Action For Civic Leaders

At the recent VerdeXchange 2017/ULI–LA FutureBuild, Rick Cole addressed the systemic, embedded problems in LA’s current politicized planning regime.

February 23, 2017

José Huizar On Downtown Building & City Council Vote To Reform Planning In Shadow Of Measure S Vote

Councilmember José Huizar authored a motion calling for Community Plan updates to be completed every six years. He believes City Hall can establish and fund a framework for the “real work” of planning.

February 21, 2017

New Strategic Growth Council Program Funds Catalytic, Neighborhood-Level Transformational Projects

SGC Executive Director Randall Winston provides insights to the new Transformational Climate Communities initiative, which is currently engaging stakeholders on its program guidelines.

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