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June 17, 2016

With Aliso Canyon's Well Now Sealed, How Dependent is Southern California's Energy Portfolio on Natural Gas?

George Minter, V.P. of External Affairs and Environmental Strategy for SoCalGas, joins TPR for an exclusive interview to discuss some of the activities undertaken by SoCalGas after Aliso Canyon.

June 16, 2016

Value of Foreign Direct Investment in Southern California: LAEDC/World Trade Center Issues New Report

Stephen Cheung, President of World Trade Center-Los Angeles (WTC-LA), shares insights on the WTC-LA/Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation's Select LA Investment Summit and Foreign Direct Investment Report.

June 16, 2016

Will Metro’s New Measure "R2" Shortchange the San Fernando Valley Again?

State Senator Robert Hertzberg is among the leaders in the San Fernando Valley who have organized "It’s Our Turn” to ensure that the Valley gets a fair share of promised infrastructure investment in transit.

May 27, 2016

Orange County Fire Chief Opines on a Fire Season Aggravated by Drought

Orange County Fire Chief Jeff Bowman provides insights on into the pressures facing California's urban fire departments and the steps they are taking to meet the challenges of increasingly large and volatile fires. 

May 27, 2016

CtrCity: Anaheim’s City Center Urbanized and Now Revitalized

John Woodhead, Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Anaheim, discusses the new CtrCity development that has strengthened Anaheim's urban core.

May 26, 2016

Metro LA’s Water Supply Increasingly Relying on Management of Stormwater

Gary Hildebrand (LA County Public Works, left) and Marty Adams (LADWP) explain the fruitful collaboration between city and county on stormwater capture, a strategy that has received renewed attention as Los Angeles strives to shift to a fully local water supply.

May 23, 2016

Sadik-Khan’s “Street Fight” Applicability to LA’s Urban Transformative Agenda

Former NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan shares some stories from her new book, StreetFight, and her insights on how to leverage political support for making our major cities more dynamic and livable.

May 23, 2016

Beyond Net Zero: Electrical Training Institute Models Sustainability & Resilience

June 3 marks the opening ceremony of the Electrical Training Institute in Commerce, a cutting-edge sustainable facility that serves as a prototype for new green building design guidelines known as “Net Zero Plus.”

May 23, 2016

ULI-LA Forum: LA City Leaders Collaborate to Improve Planning and Development Process

Key Los Angeles city departmental managers and officials discussed improvements to each of their respective organizations and explained their vision for a collaborative approval process that reduces obstacles for developers.

May 19, 2016

Excerpts from Ziman Center Forum on Los Angeles Planning Ballot Initiatives: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

Excerpts from the April 27th event hosted by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, Urban Land Institute-LA, and The Planning Report.

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