News

February 27, 2008

CA Coastal Commission Rules Against San Onofre Toll Road

According to CCC Executive Director Peter Douglas, regulations laid out by the 1972 Coastal Act made rejecting the toll road proposal an easy decision.

January 30, 2008

GreenXchange Global Marketplace Conference Panel Compares U.S. City Climate Change Initiatives

Los Angeles, Portland, and New York City provide interesting case studies into the ways that city governments are building a more sustainable life for their residents.

January 30, 2008

‘It's Time to Move L.A.!'-Broad Coalition Organizes to Acquire Funding for Regional Transit Needs

The L.A. County Transportation Funding Collaborative's January conference debated the evolving challenges of transportation funding.

January 30, 2008

Angelides Assumes Chairmanship of Apollo Alliance; Challenges L.A. to End Traffic Gridlock

Former gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer Phil Angelides makes an impassioned pitch for the ability of L.A. to solve its transportation woes.

January 30, 2008

Orange County Water District Debuts New Groundwater Replenishment System

The OCWD's new reclamation facility uses state of the art technology in wastewater recycling to replenish its groundwater basin.

January 30, 2008

Rick Cole: AB 32 Goals Achievable Through Smart Growth, Regional Collaboration

The Ventura city manager describes the importance of accountability to developing sustainable communities.

January 30, 2008

Introducing Hitoshi Abe: Department Chair, UCLA School of Architecture

The new chair of UCLA's Architecture and Urban Design Department's vision for the department mimics the integration of research and reality found in his architectural practice.

January 30, 2008

The Challenge for New GM of LADOT: Transit Gridlock & Funding

The second in a two-part, exclusive interview, LADOT General Manager Rita Robinson is learning quickly as she takles her new position at one of the city's most-discussed agencies.

January 30, 2008

To Preserve (or Not)-City of L.A.'s Industrial Land Use Policy

Cecilia Estolano and Gail Goldberg discuss the CRA/LA and the Planning Department's Industrial Land Use Policy, one of the most critical and controversial policy directives of recent months.

December 20, 2007

Mayor Villaraigosa Addresses Seattle Mayors Conference on ‘Global Warming and Local Responsibility'

Not waiting for the federal government, Los Angeles is the leader of a growing movement of cities creating a new green way of life for its residents.

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