Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis opines on the impact of environmental justice and including low-income communities at the California Adaptation Forum. She discusses her recent efforts to get funding to begin to clean up the contamination caused by the Exide battery recycling plant.
The City of Santa Monica has been awarded $1.5 million by the California Energy Commission to plan and permit a microgrid at their City Yards location, spurring a transformative upgrade to the enclave's energy infrastructure.
Kat Taylor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Beneficial State Bank, joins TPR to discuss how her expanding financial institution is pursuing economic justice, environmental sustainability, and radical transparency.
Over the past year, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has used his platform to push for action to address both Los Angeles and California's historic homelessness epidemic. Sup. Ridley-Thomas joins TPR to talk about November's Prop HHH and future policy measures to address both the housing and services issues.
State Sen. Robert Hertzberg joins TPR to share his views on the recently concluded two-year legislative cycle, including discussing his goals for stabilizing the state's volatile economy and water security in upcoming sessions.
Dr. Gene Seroka of the Port of LA and Jeffrey Burgin of Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals share how the Green Omni Terminal demonstration proves zero-emission technologies can be integrated into our goods-movement system.
Cecilia Estolano diagnoses the city of Los Angeles's historically flawed planning process, advocating instead for comprehensive community planning and equitable economic development.
President of Los Angeles Trade Tech College and chair of the South LA Transit Empowerment Zone coalition explains how groups came together to help South LA win Promise Zone designation in June 2016.
