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May 1, 2009

RTAC Tasked With Developing SB 375 Regional Emission Targets

One of the few members of the Regional Targets Advisory Committee representing business, Jim Wunderman of the Bay Area Council, discusses SB 375 and CA governance.

May 1, 2009

Related's Bill Witte Opines on California's Housing Market

The Related Companies are weathering the economic storm by sticking to the types of deals that have yielded success in the past.

March 31, 2009

Christopher Leinberger: The New American Dream Will Be ‘Walkable Urban,' Defined by ‘Choice'

The Brookings Institution's visiting fellow argues that the Millenial Generation and retiring Baby Boomers are choosing urban over suburban; the real estate industry needs to catch up.

March 31, 2009

EDF's Tom Graff Gave 37 Years of Service; Helped Redefine Environmentalism in the U.S.

Retiring from his post as regional director at Environmental Defense Fund, Tom Graff's exit interview gave an account of the evolution and current state of environmental protection in California.

March 31, 2009

Former Commerce Secretary Kantor: Trade Critical to Global Warming, Economic Recovery

Former U.S. Trade Representative and Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor advocates for trade reform as the key component for the recovery of the economy and the protection of the environment.

March 31, 2009

Ventura City Manager Rick Cole to California Real Estate Industry: ‘Get Real!'

Rick Cole provides unflinching commentary on the causes of the current economic crisis as well the drastic changes necessary to achieve long term economic security.

March 31, 2009

USC's Specific Plan Aims to Integrate University, Surrounding Business, Residential Communities

USC Director of Entitlements Brian League explains how the academic agenda of the land use decisions arising from USC's ongoing planning processes may help achieve the economic goals of the communit

March 31, 2009

‘The Infrastructural City': Public Works Have Shaped L.A.

Chief Deputy City Engineer Deborah Weintraub discusses how L.A.'s large-scale infrastructure projects continue to influence place-making.

March 31, 2009

Pershing Square Revisited; Panel Brainstorms Design Solutions

A distinguished panel debates the merits and shortcomings of Pershing Square and envisions its potential to be a crossroads for a more residential Downtown L.A.

March 31, 2009

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas's First 100 Days Priorities

With a focus on economic development, L.A. County's newest supervisor hit the ground running with an ambitious agenda to jump-start catalytic projects in the Second District.

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