April was a momentous month for renewable energy in California, receiving a total of $4.9 billion in federal loan guarantees and approving a new renewable portfolio standard.
The city of L.A. stands at a crossroads, driven by a persistent budget deficit. Council President Gracetti is focusing on core services and neighborhood planning to bring prosperity back to L.A.
With the future of redevelopment in California still in question, Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster has a proposal that could settle the state's debt while allowing redevelopment to continue.
The executive director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, Stanton Hazelroth, on the work of the bank and the possibility of exporting its model to the national level.
The High-Speed Rail Authority will be in Southern California in April as part of the ongoing Request for Expression of Interest process for the project's massive building program.