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November 25, 2024

LA Mayor Karen Bass on Solving Homelessness: Are We on the Right Track?

TPR excerpts UCLA Blueprint's Jim Newton interview of LA Mayor Karen Bass assessing the city's progress on homelessness,

November 25, 2024

Planning Director Vince Bertoni on Rezoning LA’s Housing Element & Incentivizing Development

LA City Planning Director Vince Bertoni an opportunity to elaborate on the city and state’s shifting planning paradigm and land-use priorities

November 4, 2024

LA City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky on Public Safety & Sustainability

TPR recently interviewed L.A. City District 5 Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky regarding the opportunities and challenges facing the city and her district ahead of the November 5 election and LA28 Olympic Games.

November 4, 2024

The New Republic: How Corporations Are Cashing In on Subsidized Low-Income Housing

Michael Friedrich of The New Republic documents private equity's acquisition and erosion of affordable housing supply in the US.

November 4, 2024

ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast: Experts Share Predictions for 2024, 2025, and 2026

TPR excerpts this write-up from the ULI Fall Meeting featuring discussions around risks to commercial real estate recovery, property values, and strategic investment opportunities.

October 29, 2024

Ron Blatman’s ‘Saving the City’ Series Poses the Question: How can we ensure a better future for our cities?

Ron Blatman shares how the documentary series 'Saving the City' seeks to both inspire and inform through a comparative analysis of urban development with each one-hour program exploring a different subject such as parks, transportation, public safety, and more.

October 29, 2024

Miguel Santana: Measure A's Sales Tax Designed to Generate a Dedicated (Evergreen) Revenue Stream for Producing Affordable Housing in LA County

TPR affords Miguel A. Santana, President and CEO of the California Community Foundation, an opportunity to advocate voter support for LA County's Measure A, a half-cent sales tax drafted to fund in perpetuity affordable housing and homeless services.

October 25, 2024

USC Architecture Celebrates the Life of Dean Robert S. Harris, FAIA

TPR shares this excerpt of remarks from USC's memorial service of Bob Harris by USC Dean of Architecture, Brett Steele, USC Professor of Architecture, Victor Regnier, and former Dean of the College of Environmental Design at Cal Poly Pomona, Michael Woo.

October 25, 2024

An Excerpt: Sam Hall Kaplan’s Urban Odyssey

Sam Hall Kaplan’s new book 'Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self' offers a candid retrospect on his life and work as a metropolitan reporter for the New York Times, long time urban design critic for the LA Times, and contributor to The Planning Report

October 18, 2024

Excerpt of Nick Patsaouras’ The Making of Modern Los Angeles

TPR shares this excerpt from Nick Patsaouras’ new book 'The Making of Modern Los Angeles,' which chronicles the political and civic transformation of Los Angeles over the last 50 years.

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