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May 14, 2018

SB 961: Legislature’s Latest Effort to Finance Neighborhood Infill TOD

Senator Ben Allen and MoveLA Executive Director Denny Zane explain Sen. Allen's SB 961, which aims to alllow cities to capture tax increment and apply funds towards affordable housing and transit solutions.

May 14, 2018

BlueLA Rolls Out New Paris-Like EV Carsharing Service In Inner City LA

Now operational in Los Angeles, BlueLA provides a low-cost electric vehicle car-sharing service along dense transit corridors.

May 11, 2018

AltaSea & SpaceX Making Port of LA an Innovation District

At a newly re-purposed 1914 port warehouse at AltaSea, Councilmember Joe Buscaino outlined the future growth of the South Bay region.

May 11, 2018

The Future of Historic Preservation in Los Angeles

At a recent event Los Angeles Conservancy event focused on the role of historic preservation in the changing LA landscape, design leaders discussed the past victories in preservation and the role of SB 827 in shaping the policy conversation.

May 11, 2018

Congress' Earl Blumenauer On Federal Policy Making Challenges & Opportunities

Rep. Blumenauer discusses the challenges of dealing with infrastructure funding under the Trump administration, and his goals of reforming the farm bill process that dominates our food system.

May 11, 2018

November Water Bond Promises $8.9 Billion Towards Securing California’s Future

TPR sat down with Jerry Meral, official proponent of the November water bond, to discuss the priority projects that the bond would fund.

April 16, 2018

Evidence of the Changing Face of Retail: LA’s Westside Pavilion

Larry Kosmont of Kosmont Companies comments on the recent news of the retrofitting of the Westside Pavilion to office space, and the future of municipal sources of funding.

April 16, 2018

SB 35 & The Promise of Ministerial CEQA Review

Holland & Knight partner and land use expert Jennifer Hernandez explains how implementing SB 35 (authored by Sen. Scott Wiener in 2017) is leading to increased affordable housing at a project in Berkeley.

April 16, 2018

Mark Pestrella on LA County’s Transformative Stormwater Plan

Pestrella, the head of the County's Department of Public Works shares the vision for the recently released Safe, Clean Water program.

April 10, 2018

"If SB 827 Were Law When LA County's Measure M Was on the Ballot, It Would Have Failed!" -Denny Zane, Move LA

To unpack the impacts of SB 827 on housing affordability and transit goals, TPR turned to Denny Zane of Move LA and Cynthia Strathmann of Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE).

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