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September 27, 2024

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson on Prioritizing Affordable Housing & Economic Opportunity

Rex Richardson, on his agenda as Mayor of Long Beach and responsibilities as Chair of the new LA County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency

September 27, 2024

Richard Katz: LADWP’s New Board President on Priorities & Challenges

New LADWP Board President Richard Katz shares his insights on the priorities and future direction of LADWP, the challenges the department faces in ensuring infrastructure resilience, and his role in guiding the utility through an era of increasing environmental and technological pressures.

September 16, 2024

LAist's David Wagner: LA residents are furious over homelessness. Are they fed up enough to tax themselves all over again?

TPR shares this piece by LAist's David Wagner offering perspectives on LA County Measure A—a proposed evergreen, half-cent sales tax to replace the existing quarter-cent sales tax approved by voters as Measure H in 2017.

September 16, 2024

Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners Presentation on Heavy Rail Alternatives

Sepulveda Transit Corridor Partners discuss two heavy rail alternatives for the Project and the potential to transform regional mobility by connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside and beyond through a network of integrated transit options.

September 16, 2024

Ara Najarian on Burbank Airport’s Long-Awaited Replacement Passenger Terminal Project

Ara Najarian, recently elected as President of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA), updates readers on the status of the Hollywood Burbank Airport’s long-awaited, replacement passenger terminal project.

August 30, 2024

Plant Prefab’s CEO Steve Glenn Redefines Hybrid Housing’s Cost/Time Advantages

TPR interviews Steve Glenn, Founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, to discuss the company's groundbreaking approach to manufacturing prefab housing.

August 30, 2024

CoMotion LA's Tim Gribaudi on LA28: How Paris' Success Could Inform LA's Olympic Transportation Strategy

Tim Gribaudi, Managing Director at CoMotion, focuses on what LA28 might learn from the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympic games, particularly related to mobility and ground transportation.

August 5, 2024

Rick Cole on Pasadena's Future: Leadership, Homelessness, and Urban Challenges

Rick Cole previously served twelve years on the Pasadena City Council. After stepping down 29 years ago, he went on to serve as City Manager in the cities of Azusa, Ventura and Santa Monica, as well as L.A.’s Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation and Executive Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism. Since 2022, he’s been Chief Deputy Controller in the City of Los Angeles. In March he was re-elected to his old District 2 Council seat by a 60% margin -- and will be sworn in on December 9. In the meantime, he continues to serve on the Pasadena Planning Commission. The Planning Report checked in on what Cole sees ahead for Pasadena – including his perspectives on homelessness, housing and transportation.

August 2, 2024

LAEDC Panel: Economic Impact on Los Angeles’ Economy of Arts, Music & Culture

Last month the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) hosted a panel discussion, introduced by LA Mayor Karen Bass, that focused upon the significant impact - even before LA28, the Arts/Music/Culture have on the region’s sizable Economy. Featured panelists were: Snehal Desai, the Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group, Raphael Gonzales, the CEO of Grand Performances, and Wendy Raquel Robinson, the Co-founder and Artistic Director for Amazing Grace Conservatory in South LA. A lightly edited transcript of their thoughtful and inspiring remarks is below.

June 14, 2024

Brenda Levin FAIA, Recognized at USBCG-CA with Lifetime Achievement Award

Meticulous, innovative, creative, and possessing a unique sensibility toward placemaking—perfectly captures the essence of this well-deserved nomination of Brenda Levin, FAIA. The Board of Trustees commends Brenda for a lifetime of work that showcases the feasibility of preservation and paves a new path for the revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles—one that embraces its monuments rather than erases them.

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